Liz Diller on Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Broad Museum in Los Angeles | Concrete Icons | Dezeen

Architect Elizabeth Diller explains how The Broad museum in Los Angeles was designed to feel "extremely welcoming" in the next instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim.
The video features The Broad in Los Angeles designed by Diller's studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a three-storey museum that houses an expansive collection of contemporary and post-war artworks.
Speaking to Dezeen in an exclusive video interview filmed at the Diller, Scofidio + Renfro office in New York City, Diller explained how the building was designed to feel inviting to visitors with a porous facade that allows light to be gently diffused into the gallery.
"It doesn't really feel like a traditional museum," Diller said. "There's no sense of authority. When you step off the street, no one tells you where to go. There's no information desk, there's no admissions desk. You don't pay, it's free. It feels extremely welcoming."
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[@B-water]

i love this parametric design

[@Ferrari333SP]

Really enjoyed this museum; very non-traditional design, which helped make our experience memorable. Would love to go back

[@pervertt]

Was there last month. It is a jewel of a building; with every facet polished to perfection. As an art gallery, it worked very well. Pride of place went to the artworks on display and I was able to navigate my way without lost in the maze of rooms (a problem very common with larger galleries). Outside, the simplicity of the facade provided a nice counterpoint to the complex twisted metalwork of the adjacent Walt Disney concert hall. Well done, Ms Diller.

[@granturismoKL]

Beautiful

[@CM-sj9pb]

this facade solution is like eating stake with golden foil, no need of such huge investments in just a facade that does not fly to moon or grows food etc.