View London's Newly-Opened Design Museum Through the Lens of Interior Architect John Pawson

Intimidating to design a Design Museum for designers? No, because what you're doing is working with the challenges of the existing space.

In this new video from NOWNESS, the audience is treated to a viewing of the new Design Museum in London, courtesy of its interior architect John Pawson. Part interview and part guided tour, NOWNESS uses the unorthodox technique of giving the building's designer his own camera, making parts of the video an intriguing insight into how Pawson sees his own work.

Designed in collaboration with OMA and Allies and Morrison, the project is a thorough renovation of the former Commonwealth Institute building, a 1962 structure by Robert Matthew, a founding partner of RMJM. Pawson dwells on the experience of working with their dramatic hyperbolic paraboloid roof, the materials used in the design, and the challenges of working on such a sensitive project.

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Cite: Rory Stott. "View London's Newly-Opened Design Museum Through the Lens of Interior Architect John Pawson" 23 Nov 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/800041/view-londons-newly-opened-design-museum-through-the-lens-of-interior-architect-john-pawson> ISSN 0719-8884

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