WHALE MUSEUM
Second Year Projects
According to the Whitby Character Appraisal and Management Plan , any new building should retain the domestic scale, therefore, the new extension respects the site heights and preserves the protected views.
My task is to transform the Whitby friendship amateur row club into a whale Museum. I will use elements such as whales and lighthouses to design the museum. I plan to design the roof of the cafe like a huge tail rising from the sea level and the elevator like a lighthouse. The appearance of the whole museum is like the head of a whale, the cafe like the body of a whale connecting the head and tail to form a whale image.
THE WHALE MUSEUM
Location: Whibty, UK
Refurbishement and Extension
Intereted design project : 2021
I design with the abstract whale image. The appearance of the whole museum is like the head of a whale. I design the roof of the cafe as a huge tail rising from the sea level, and the cafe becomes the body of a whale connecting the head and tail to form a whale image.
The elevator is designed as a lighthouse. When people take the elevator to enter or leave the exhibition hall, the change of visitors shows the success or failure of the exhibition theme on each floor of the museum, just as the lighthouse leads the exhibition direction of the museum.Because of the size of Kansai, I chose the skeleton of Orcinus orca as the exhibit.
People will gain a deeper understanding of whales, their behavior, their natural abilities, and so on. This helps visitors see things from the perspective of whales and establish a connection with them.
Visitors will experience the harrowing act of whaling through the eyes of a whale. Set against a backdrop of menace, darkness, and peril, the final stage of the experience aims to provoke critical reflection on human behavior.
