transformation in a building with time

The tate modern project which was a project taken up by the herzog nad de meuron architects in the year 1995 when it was a gigantic poewr staion designed by giles gilbert scott. The emptied turbine hall was a peice of the 'post industrial' architecture of the 1960's which was constructed for industrial purpose with a lot of metal,prefabricated materials. the design of the tate modern was minimalistic in style and was clearly visible when the machinery was removed from the large hall and essentially did nothing much other than clearing out the space. they left the brick facade largely intact, only the striking striking light beam which was placed on top of the building marked its transformation and underlines the horizontal extent of the complex.

they primarily concentrated on the interior, increasing the height of the empty hall by lowering the floor and leading the visitors into the building over a spectacular ramp.similar to the way minimalist sculptures articulated the spatial quality of a vanished industrial production evoking the memories of the old power station.visitors can look through narrow bay windows into the depths of the empty hall and therby experience the fascnation of the indusrtial ear.the primary concern was to transform it into a theatre of life that relates to here and now and is a part of the flow of time.

today in 2012 the same architects have given a new proposal to increase the floor area and add a new structure to the modified building due to the damand in space. a building which started as post modern factory then transformed using minimalistic architecture style is now transforming into a modern deconstructive style as seen in the new design showing all the three eras distinctively in the design. the fact that the architects had remodelled accoding to the need of the time and left room for transformation over time is something that i find really inspiring and a thought that i would really keep in mind when i design a building.
http://www.dailyicon.net/2008/07/transforming-tate-modern-by-herzog-de-meuron/

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