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2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 1 2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 1. 2018 DULUX STUDY TOUR Post Tour Report Joseph O’Meara INTRODUCTION You cannot learn through books what you can through experience. I think architecture in particular can only be fully understood and appreciated when experienced. The unique opportunity that the Dulux Study Tour offered to learn through first-hand experience and to become completely immersed in the architectural culture of the cities we visited was truly transformative. The study tour fostered an intellectual stimulation which was both educational and rewarding. The intensity of architectural reflection generated by the tour has inspired and influenced me personally and professionally in countless ways. I am very grateful to all the architects and guides we met on the tour who generously offered us their time. I am incredibly grateful to the Australian Institute Tin House - Henning Stummel of Architects and Dulux Australia for giving me this opportunity. Special thanks go to Richard Hansen, Alison Mahoney and Helen Fitzpatrick from Dulux Australia, Mai Huynh and Joshua Morrin from the Australian Institute of Architects and Kaitlin Butler from Architecture Media who joined us, organised us and documented this incredible journey. I feel extremely fortunate to have shared this experience with fellow winners Leah Gallagher, Kim Bridgland, Dirk Yates and Jason Licht. Each brought something unique to the table and our conversations in taxis between tours, over dinner (or an Aperol spritz) developed my way of thinking about architecture. The opportunity to observe architecture through their eyes enhanced my appreciation of what we do. The laughter shared, the stories told and the new friendships formed has been the most rewarding aspect of the trip for me. I am excited to continue developing this friendship and to become part of the growing Dulux Study Tour alumni. There is no way I can capture all the learnings from the 2018 study tour in this report. I think I’ll still be processing the experience for years to come. Instead, this report intends to document some key themes and findings that interested and inspired me in each city we visited. Fondazione Prada - OMA 2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 2. DATA: PEOPLE LONDON ITINERARY BERLIN ITINERARY MILAN / VERONA / VENICE ITINERARY 2018 Dulux Study Tour recipients: PROJECT VISITS PROJECT VISITS PROJECT VISITS Leah Gallagher Kim Bridgland Tin House Frizz23 MILAN Jason Licht London Design Museum New Media Headquarters for TAZ Newspaper Porta Nuova District Dirk Yates Battersea Power Station ze05 (Big Yard) House of Memory Joseph O’Meara Tate Modern Extension (Switch House) Australian Embassy Berlin Bosco Verticale St Paul’s Cathedral Brandendurg Gate Piazza Gae Aulenti Dulux representatives: Wren churches The Schlossplatz Corso Italia Richard Hansen Mansion House The Altes Museum Torre Velasca Alison Mahoney 1 Poultry Neues Museum Duomo di Milano Cathedral Helen Fitzpatrick 30 St Mary Axe (Gherkin) James Simon Gallery Castello Sforzesco Leadenhall Building (Cheesegrater) Reichstag Building City Life District Australian Institute of Architects representatives: Lloyds Building (Inside-out-building) Konig Gallery Fondazione Prada Joshua Morrin Willis Building Jewish Museum Mai Huynh 20 Fenchurch Street (Walkie Talkie) Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe VERONA 20 Farringdon Street Castelvecchio Museum Architecture Media representative: Woodblock House PRACTICE VISITS Banca Popolare di Verona Kaitlin Butler RIBA Palazzo Giardino Giusti David Chipperfield Architects PRACTICE VISITS ACME Berlin VENICE Deadline Architects Fondazione Querini Stampalia Carmody Groarke GMP Architekten Negozio Olivetti Zaha Hadid Architects Realities United 2018 Architecture Biennale - Giardini - Arsenale Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners AL_A Ash Sakula PRACTICE VISITS WilkinsonEyre Foster + Partners BE.ST (Stefano Belingardi) Studio Octopi Piuarch arcHITects srl Progetto CMR Park Associati 2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 3. LONDON Our first stop on the Dulux Study Tour was London. This contemporary, progressive city is currently in the midst of economic boom and is rapidly expanding outward and upward with tall buildings dominating the skyline. London’s population is at an all-time high and as a response to the continuing housing crisis, the pace of development will continue in the near future with copious high-rise towers in the pipeline. On our walking tour of London, our learned guide David Garrard lead us through the cluster of high-rise icons in downtown London’s CBD. As we passed Fosters ‘Gherkin’, Rogers, ‘Cheese grater’ and ‘inside-out building’, Grimshaw’s ‘Walkie Talkie’ and KPF’s ‘Scapel’ we looked up in awe and speculated the nickname of the next impressive trophy on the skyline. London’s skyline THE DIGITAL AGE There appears to be no shortage of work on London’s horizon. This is likely Forster + Partners, which is one of the largest architectural practices in part of the reason why this city is home to so many internationally the world (employing over 1200 staff) have a whole building on their renowned ‘starchitects’ such as Fosters + Partners, Rogers Stirk campus designated to a permanent material and finishes display library Harbour + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects and Wilkinson Eyre, which are and another just for model making. A designated Specialist Modelling Group but a few of the large practices we visited on the tour. I think the scale of (SMG) carry out research and development in a project driven these studios was foreign to some of my study tour companions, most of environment with top of the line 3D printers, CNC router stations and which are running their own emerging studios and practicing at a much laser-cutter chambers to rapid prototype. They proudly suspend a smaller scale. I was the only architect on the tour who is practicing in a stunning 1:1 test model within the open-plan space of their main studio. large-scale organisation (BVN). While this in a way set us apart, I think it added another layer to conversations and observations. Visiting some of Located in an industrial warehouse in London’s inner North, the natural the fantastic small-to-medium scale practices such as Carmody Groake, light-filled office of AL_A had a beautiful blush red carpet with a ‘no-shoes’ Studio Octopi, Ash Sakula and Henning Stummel further revealed a diverse policy. This facilitated a calmer, more relaxed atmosphere which was spectrum of architectural values and different ways of working. welcomed by the group, particularly coming straight from visiting ZHA. Foster + Partners While the scale of AL_A was smaller (around fifty staff), the value they de- The changes brought about by globalisation, new technologies and the scribed in the process of material exploration and the experimental inves- Information Age have had a monumental impact on societies, cultures, tigation of complex geometries was extremely high. politics and economies across the globe. This has brought one of the greatest recent changes in architectural practice. Most, if not all of the Interestingly this level of research and exploration also translated into large, forward-thinking practices we visited in London were exploring small scale product design and several practices we visited were these issues along with an appropriate architectural expression that fabricating furniture, lighting, fittings and fixtures and jewellery along with captures our current digital Zeitgeist. their architecture. AL_A had a beautiful furniture line on display in their office and ZHA had a whole gallery at the street frontage of their office Research and development, new material exploration and digitally-driven designated to furniture and jewellery design. processes of designing to augment and add value to space were recurring themes in the offices we visited. The sheer magnitude of We visited some exceptional buildings in London which were both inspiring physical 3D printed, CNC machined and lazor cut models and prototypes we and memorable. The exquisite latticed brickwork at the Tate Modern Switch witnessed played testament to the value of innovative exploration through House by Herzog de Meuron, the stunning Lloyd’s building by Richard research and development which each company aspired. Rogers and partners, the beautiful Tin House by Henning Stummel and the joyful Woodblock House by dRMM were all highlights. However, it was the architectural practice visits that were most memorable for me on the first Wilkinson Eyre leg of the tour in London. 2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 4. Carmody Groarke AL_A AL_A - No shoe policy Roger Stirk Harbour and Partners ZHA Gallery Ash Sakula House Ash Sakula Studio Studio Octopi 2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 5. Switch House - Herzog & de Meuron Tin House - Henning Stummel ‘The Gherkin’ - Foster & Partners Lloyds Building - Richard Rogers & Partners Leah Gallagher at the Tin House - Henning Stummel London Design Museum - RMJM (fitout by John Pawson with OMA) 1 Poultry - Sir James Stirling WoodBlock House - dRMM 2018 Dulux Study Tour Report - Joseph O’Meara 6. BERLIN Our next destination was Berlin, Germany. Unlike London, skyscrapers are not a feature of this cities built environment. A twenty-two meter high eaves datum above street level was regulated back in the 19th century and while this has been loosened in recent years due to the population increase and urbanisation it remains today the predominant datum. This has generated a human
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