We recently visited the museum of the architect and collector Sir John Soane. The museum is compromised of three residential houses that have been merged together, creating somewhat a feeling of illusion. The collection and rooms blurred the partition of the houses. It felt as some sort of a game to know which house you were in, and also made you wonder if the design and collection was relevant to that house or positioned deliberately. In relation to my window project I found a lot of inspiration, not only with his collection but also the placing of object, colours and how the light affected the experience of each room. The ceiling windows and coloured glass reflecting on old relics and artefacts impacted my visit in the museum and created some interesting questions for my own project, such as what kind of texture and movement of light do I want in my contemplation space. As I have been researching and using the golden ratio in my designs, I also liked how some rooms were able to frame really interesting compositions with the collection. Even if the rooms can be filled with artefacts the placement of them seem to be so purposeful and visually pleasing.
