Yves Sain Laurent Museum – KO Studio
About This Project
A new museum dedicated to the life and work of French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent has opened in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. Designed by Studio KO, the building sits a short distance away from Jardin Majorelle – the home acquired by Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1980. With a large permanent exhibition space designed by scenographist Christophe Martin, showcasing the collections of it’s namesake, the museum also features temporary exhibition spaces, a research library and archives, an auditorium, bookstore, and a terrace café.
Informed by the archives of Saint Laurent, Studio KO were “struck by curves running alongside straight lines; by the succession of delicate and bold forms.” As a result, the façade of the building appears as “an intersection of cubes with a lace-like covering of bricks,” forging patterns that “recall the weft and warp of fabric.”
Source: Archdaily / https://www.archdaily.com/881893/studio-kos-yves-saint-laurent-museum-opens-in-marrakech
Date
2019