2025

A recent visit to Gehry’s Louis Vuitton Fondation in Paris, as with all his projects, is challenging.

To best appreciate Gehry’s projects you need to visit them.

Complex, yes.

Resolved, yes.

Technical, yes

Obviously, this design is far removed from Haussmann’s Paris plan and that is the point – this is a halo project with its own very strong, visual identity and a lot of ‘look at me’ attitude.

Externally, the Louis Vuitton building is very complex – “sails over ice cubes” –  while the interiors, exhibition spaces, ancillary areas and entry, are relatively simple.

Our visit raised the question:

Should a building be more important than its contents?

By comparison, the Musee d’Orsay, (opened in 1986) which houses priceless masterpieces of the impressionists and post-impressionist is housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station.

DKJ undertake regular study tours to provide real time experiences for our team and for the benefit of you, our clients.

 

Major Environmental Project

DKJ have been commissioned by Vtara Energy as the lead Architects and Principal Consultants on a major Biofuel and Bio refinery facility located in Ner, Nagpur, in the central Indian state of Maharashtra.

The project will be based on the BCG – Bio Circular Green economy – model and will provide a massive boost to the local economy as an employer, educator, and provider of health and community services.

The site is 48600 m2 and will accommodate the developments several stages and its associated facilities.

This project has now been delayed by State and Union Territory elections.

The project is now scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2025.

New Project – South Australia

DKJ have been commissioned for a major industrial project in South Australia.

The client has been operating for over 50 years and is a manufacturer and provider to the mining, communications, transport, infrastructure and energy sectors throughout Australia.

DKJ were selected by the client, in addition to our understanding of design for industrial processes, for our ability to deal with and manage a range of site, planning and logistics issues.

Our client and community relationships are highly valued and we work together with our clients to meet project objectives with a methodology that is creative, commercial, community and project focused.

 

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