STEP BY STEP USING PHOTOMONTAGE AS PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS 2

These diagrams, drawings, and digital models were made as part of the design process for the Lausanne Opera House by Devanthéry & Lamunière. The architects describe this project as entirely oriented on a technique that originates from the magic of the performance. All of the building is clad with a “skin” of glass and stainless steel that “symbolizes the brilliance of a nightgown.”

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Photograph—existing street view.

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Annotations on urban analysis.

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Diagrams showing the role of the reflective skin, accentuating the disappearance of volume at street level and toward the sky.

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Final rendered CAD model in context, with lighting to accentuate the intentions behind the skin and form.