Ricardo Legorreta - Fashion and Textile Museum

Legorreta uses color to reinvent and dramatize the former warehouse building.

Photo courtesy FTM

The Fashion and Textile Museum, located in a former cash-and-carry warehouse in Bermondsey, exhibits contemporary fashion and textile design over the past fifty years.
The museum, the brainchild of designer Zandra Rhodes, is London’s first museum dedicated to the global fashion industry.
Bermondsey is a former industrial district in London’s South Bank area that, after decades of neglect, is flourishing both culturally and commercially. The area, dubbed the cultural corridor, includes the Tate Modern, the Globe Theatre, and the Design Museum, as well as galleries, artist’s studios, bars and restaurants.
The design by Ricardo and Victor Legorreta brings a bold splash of colors, bright pink and orange, into the otherwise drab London street.

Photo: arcspace

The warehouse conversion includes the exhibition space, a textile studio, a printing workshop, a café and shop, and private quarters on the two upper floors.
Using color to reinvent and dramatize the building Legorreta paints the stucco facade, pulled back from the streetline, a burnt orange and the entrance to the museum, a tall, narrow doorway pulled out to the streetline, shocking pink. The residential floors, facing the street, are also painted shocking pink. The recessed door, leading to the private upper floors, is painted yellow.
Continuing the bright color scheme; the entrance foyer is shocking pink, the café bright yellow, and the barrel-vaulted foyer a bright blue. The marble floor in the entryway, designed by Zandra Rhodes, is inlaid with with semiprecious stones and glass.

Photo courtesy FTM

Photo: arcspace

The colors in the lower exhibition area are red, pink and orange yellow. The neon-lit staircase, leading to the upstairs gallery and exhibition hall, is also painted orange yellow.

Photo: arcspace

The walls on the penthouse terrace, belonging to Zandra Rhodes, are clad in copper that will turn green when oxidized.

Model photo: arcspace

Total area: 25,000 square feet

Fashion and Textile Museum

Client: Zandra Rhodes
Architect: Legorreta + Legorreta
Executive architect: Alan Camp
Associate Architect: Marcela Cortina

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February 24, 2005

Book
Legorreta + Legorreta
New Buildings & Projects: 1997-2003
by Ricardo Legorreta

Ricardo Legorreta is without question Mexico's most famous living architect. Rizzoli published the first volume of his work in 1997, which featured such landmarks as his legendary Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City, actor Ricardo Montalbán's home in Hollywood, and the Pershing Square redevelopment in downtown Los Angeles. Now in practice with his son Victor, Legorreta continues to expand his firm with new projects throughout the world. There are new houses in Israel, Miami, Brazil, Japan, Reno, Hawaii, California, and, of course, Mexico. Among the thirtyfive projects shown in this volume, the reader will also see the new Visual Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, and the Zandra Rhodes Museum in London. Legorreta is an architect's architect, admired and respected for his ability to create completely modern buildings that remain timeless and classic.
Ricardo Legorreta received The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal Award in 2000.

Legorreta + Legorreta
New buildings and projects: 1997 - 2003
By Ricardo and Victor Legorreta
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

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		Legorreta + Legorreta Fashion and Textile Museum London, UK
		Legorreta uses color to reinvent and dramatize the former warehouse building. Photo courtesy FTM The Fashion and Textile Museum, located in a former cash-and-carry warehouse in Bermondsey, exhibits contemporary fashion and textile design over the past fifty years. The museum, the brainchild of designer Zandra Rhodes, is London’s first museum dedicated to the global fashion industry. Bermondsey is a former industrial district in London’s South Bank area that, after decades of neglect, is flourishing both culturally and commercially. The area, dubbed the cultural corridor, includes the Tate Modern, the Globe Theatre, and the Design Museum, as well as galleries, artist’s studios, bars and restaurants. The design by Ricardo and Victor Legorreta brings a bold splash of colors, bright pink and orange, into the otherwise drab London street. Photo: arcspace The warehouse conversion includes the exhibition space, a textile studio, a printing workshop, a café and shop, and private quarters on the two upper floors. Using color to reinvent and dramatize the building Legorreta paints the stucco facade, pulled back from the streetline, a burnt orange and the entrance to the museum, a tall, narrow doorway pulled out to the streetline, shocking pink. The residential floors, facing the street, are also painted shocking pink. The recessed door, leading to the private upper floors, is painted yellow. Continuing the bright color scheme; the entrance foyer is shocking pink, the café bright yellow, and the barrel-vaulted foyer a bright blue. The marble floor in the entryway, designed by Zandra Rhodes, is inlaid with with semiprecious stones and glass. Photo courtesy FTM Photo courtesy FTM Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The colors in the lower exhibition area are red, pink and orange yellow. The neon-lit staircase, leading to the upstairs gallery and exhibition hall, is also painted orange yellow. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace The walls on the penthouse terrace, belonging to Zandra Rhodes, are clad in copper that will turn green when oxidized. Model photo: arcspace Model photo: arcspace Total area: 25,000 square feet Fashion and Textile Museum Client: Zandra Rhodes Architect: Legorreta + Legorreta Executive architect: Alan Camp Associate Architect: Marcela Cortina Legorreta + Legorreta arcspace features February 24, 2005 Book Legorreta + Legorreta New Buildings & Projects: 1997-2003 by Ricardo Legorreta Ricardo Legorreta is without question Mexico's most famous living architect. Rizzoli published the first volume of his work in 1997, which featured such landmarks as his legendary Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City, actor Ricardo Montalbán's home in Hollywood, and the Pershing Square redevelopment in downtown Los Angeles. Now in practice with his son Victor, Legorreta continues to expand his firm with new projects throughout the world. There are new houses in Israel, Miami, Brazil, Japan, Reno, Hawaii, California, and, of course, Mexico. Among the thirtyfive projects shown in this volume, the reader will also see the new Visual Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, and the Zandra Rhodes Museum in London. Legorreta is an architect's architect, admired and respected for his ability to create completely modern buildings that remain timeless and classic. Ricardo Legorreta received The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal Award in 2000. Legorreta + Legorreta New buildings and projects: 1997 - 2003 By Ricardo and Victor Legorreta Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications Check the price at Amazon.com European customers click here: Check the price at Amazon.co.uk Legorreta + Legorreta arcspace features