Visiting The British Museum (High Holborn)

My next location visit was the British museum, I have visited the British museum quiet a few times but have never really gotten the chance to explore the features and elements of the building in detail. To get to the British museum I had to visit the street high Holborn, I was too focused on arriving that I didn't really take a detailed notice of the architecture whilst getting here. Upon arriving at the location I as greeted by the exterior of the building. 

Here are pictures of the exterior of the building.

What I like about the exterior of the building is how its style is linked well with the theme and purpose of the building, as already if an individual knew nothing about this building, just by its features they could assume its linked with traditional and historical themes. What I also like about the exterior of the building is how the space is spread out, making it a space where many individuals are able to relax and enjoy the environment. The wide amount of space is also used effectively to emphasise the buildings presence, and change of surroundings with its spatial elements, from the way the space changes from being open to being vertically crossed with the arches. The open space surrounding the building also empowers a sense of excitement when getting closer and closer to a building, as if it takes you back (as an individual) to the way the surroundings were in historical and classical times.

In this picture you can really see how the building both opens up a space for users to reside whilst also slowly drawing them inside the building and encouraging them to explore the exterior features of the building. What I really like is how the change in movement and perspective highlights the change in shape , further emphasising the depth of the building whilst also giving the building an extended sense of character 

Now that I analysed the exterior of the building, it was time to analyse the interior of the building and to interpret whether the two have worked together to compliment one another features, or have done the opposite. Here are the pictures.

This was the highlight of the interior features as it was the most beautiful, inspiring, but also the most powerful. What I like about this is how its features were intelligently unified with the elements of the sky and the metaphorical purpose and value of that to us as individuals. What simply looking up to the sky means to each individual. How it is often associated with dreams and ones eagerness to live and to prosper. It uses the clear blue colour to emphasise the clear association with the sky, and uses a silver to softly form a contrast that emphasises the brightness and presence of the blue. The colour of the surrounding atmosphere is also soft and clear to further highlight and empower the blues effect to the extent that each feature directs your attention straight to the ceiling. 

Here you can see more clearly how the pattern interacts with the surroundings, what I also find effective is the pattern as the design makes me think of stardust and the theme of astrology, as if when entering the building it is transporting us back to the past , once again creating a clear link towards the historical theme of the building (being a museum). This also compliments the exterior of the building, making the individual feel as if they are experiencing an essence of the past.

Here you can also see how the design experiments with perspective as it creates the illusion of a change in perspective and movement, as if the building itself is moving and continually shifting without our awareness. This again relates back to the sky and our own world, but more specifically the concept of time. How we possibly barricade our own possibilities with the ideology of time and not having enough time, how we stress ourselves out with age and not having the ideal achievements by the time when we all have our own individual and different roads. How we lock ourselves within one dimension with the solid belief that all we see is all that could possibly exist. 

This is why I think this is an amazing design as it not only captures your attention but it makes one think, it encourages one to think outside of what they see, to explore beyond what they can reach. To push past both societies and mans limits.

Overall I really enjoyed this visit and it was very inspirational, it linked with the aim of my project proposal of the linguistic philosophy as the ceiling design is one that I felt interacted well with the linguistic philosophy and is a fine example of the way the linguistic philosophy can be used in correlation with design, and to extend a designs overall form, structure, and engagement with its users, The design is also a good example of how to successfully carry out a design in contact with the linguistic philosophy.