Corey Gibbons - Zibaldone 7

A building can meet the ground in a variety of ways.  Exactly how a building makes contact with the ground creates different effects and impressions.  For example, the copper-clad volume of Renzo Piano’s addition to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum cantilevers past its glazed ground level making the building appear as though it is recessing before it makes contact with the ground.  This gesture places emphasis on its large copper-clad volume, makes it almost appear as though this volume is floating, and creates a sense of lightness based on the way the building meets the ground.