Vitra Prototype Center

Discipline
Architecture
Semester
Spring 2022
Course
Architectural Design II
designer
Rubino, Anthony
faculty
Roth, Curtis Schafer, Ashley
Description
The primary design of the building as an addition to the pre existing Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, focuses on how Vitra as a company values the process of design. The main programs are separated as pavilions that are highly stylized and idiosyncratic in form. Vitra as a company not only collects furniture, but also collects buildings. Hence as to why the various forms differ from one another. These pavilions are organized along a central elevated pathway, providing a unique visiting experience and working environment. As a way to unify the different forms, the ground plain is undulated at various points, with the path serving as the main form of circulation both above and below ground.