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Brightly lit, multi stepped glass add on / retail display attached to a cubic shaped building.

The visible materials used are glass, curved glass, steel window frames and grey cladding.

The illumination from within the shop and on the brand signs is in perfect unison.

The plain colour palette makes the vibrant, colourful interior and display elements pop out through contrast.

I read a little bit about this project and the design relates to another Louis Vuitton building designed by Frank Gehry (Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris) and traditional Korean architecture.

When I looked at the photo for the first time, all I knew was that it’s a LV shop.

And at the time I saw a dress in the shape of the glass extension – the strapless, classic dress that has a tiny, wavy skirt attached around the hips.

I wonder if fashion inspired Frank Gehry too… I wouldn’t be surprised if it did, it is a high fashion shop.

I really like the contrast between the original and elegant shape and the pops of colour within it.

List of illustrations:

Fig. 1 Joon Choi, Y (2019) Louis Vuitton Manson Seoul [Photograph] At:

https://static-dezeen-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/AW/s/static.dezeen.com/uploads/2019/11/frank-ghery-louis-vuitton-maison-seoul-architecture-photos-yong-joon-choi_dezeen_2364_col_5-1233×1537.jpg (Accessed 22/06/2021)

References:

Astbury, J (2021) Frank Gehry crowns Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul with glass sails. At: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dezeen.com/2019/11/25/louis-vuitton-maison-seoul-frank-gehry-peter-marino/amp/ (Accessed 22/06/2021)

• In Unit 1 I went through a design process, but each step was undertaken once and in specific order. The process was not complete. I want to understand and develop my own design process order.
• In Unit 1 model making was a bit hard as it was completely new to me. I want to get more experience at model making and researching materials necessary for those tasks.
• I want to broaden my research skills in a way that I can concisely present my finings in a professional way.
• I want to expand my creativity so I can design a unique, beautiful small dwelling at the end of unit 2.
• I want to improve my hand drawing and IT skills, so they don’t stand in the way of my creativity.