that housed 42 historic grain silos,
which were used to hold and grade maize from all over South Africa,
it is now the newly unveiled Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, (Zeitz MOCAA),
created by London-based architect Thomas Heatherwick,
Heatherwick Studio transformed the tightly packed tubes into
open areas of contemplation, carving out various oblong shapes to make room for
large social spaces and lots of light from overhead windows, Heatherwick wished
to clear out large spaces for the galleries, however he was also careful about
not eliminating the tubular structure of the building completely, “We realised we needed to do something that your eye
couldn’t instantly predict,” Heatherwick told Dezeen, “Our role was destructing
rather than constructing, but trying to destruct with a confidence and an
energy, and not treating the building as a shrine.”
the nearly 20,000 square foot museum is one of many facilities that form the V&A Waterfront, a cultural centre dotted with several bars and restaurants on the city’s harbour, what a great way to re-purpose a building.
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