Perspective of the final museum design in context.

Preliminary perspective showing the main exhibition space inside the museum. Visitors would have access to an external seating area which would provide spectacular views of the lake district.

Initial perspective showing the space which would house the Merzbau models. A visual link would be created between the Merz Barn just outside the museum and Schwitters' work on Merzbaus inside the museum.

A preliminary internal perspective showing the relationship between the entrance space and the glazed roof which gives a view to a specific Beech tree at the site.

A sectional perspective looking to show part of the main exhibition space and the relationship between the sloping roof and the other exhibits.

The initial sketch plan was developed to account for the specific conditions of the site. Key in the development of the plan was the consideration of a particular tree which had special importance to our client.

On top is a diagram which shows the basic arrangement of the exhibits in the museum, giving space for both the work and the information regarding the political context in which the work was created. Beneath this is the initial sketch plan that was formulated from the diagram.

A site sketch trying to show the point at which you would first see the museum if approaching from the current main building.

Having been split into teams to tackle the different project proposals at the site, we began taking photos of the specific locations in which our proposed buildings would be. The photo above shows the site for the Kurt Schwitters Museum.

A view showing the approach to the last Merzbau experiment by Kurt Schwitters. On the second day we took to the Lake district to meet our client (Ian Hunter) and to view the site on which we would be working.