TALLULAH BELLE'S GALLERY
Located South of Kansas City, Park Place has become a favorite hangout for young professionals. This development emphasizes ease of pedestrian traffic, making it one of the hottest locations for retail, restaurants, entertainment and hotels. This retail art gallery is located at one of the corner spaces of the development with full view storefront and northern natural daylight making it an ideal gallery space.
With an approximately 900 SF. floor plan, over 400 pieces of art for display, and an office space for the Owner, this gallery takes on the challenge of not making the space feel clustered and overwhelming to visitors. Since painted drywall is the only finish material of choice; form, shade and shadow become the primary elements of focus in the design.
The concept of the design is to combine all of the artwork into an installation as a whole. To achieve that, voids are subtracted strategically from the walls in which the artwork is placed. Three of the display walls are stitched into a ribbon-like element, peeling away from the back wall of the gallery and connects to the reception area near the entrance. The continuous plane eliminates abrupt shadow lines and creates a panoramic illusion of a much wider space.
The nodes in this wall display artworks while hiding them for discovery as one moves alongside. Visitors can see into the staircase through some display nodes; yet enough privacy is maintained for the owner to proceed to the loft office.
The dynamic of the design captures one’s attention while the simplicity creates a perfect backdrop for the artworks to sparkle like jewels on a necklace, intertwining throughout the space.
With an approximately 900 SF. floor plan, over 400 pieces of art for display, and an office space for the Owner, this gallery takes on the challenge of not making the space feel clustered and overwhelming to visitors. Since painted drywall is the only finish material of choice; form, shade and shadow become the primary elements of focus in the design.
The concept of the design is to combine all of the artwork into an installation as a whole. To achieve that, voids are subtracted strategically from the walls in which the artwork is placed. Three of the display walls are stitched into a ribbon-like element, peeling away from the back wall of the gallery and connects to the reception area near the entrance. The continuous plane eliminates abrupt shadow lines and creates a panoramic illusion of a much wider space.
The nodes in this wall display artworks while hiding them for discovery as one moves alongside. Visitors can see into the staircase through some display nodes; yet enough privacy is maintained for the owner to proceed to the loft office.
The dynamic of the design captures one’s attention while the simplicity creates a perfect backdrop for the artworks to sparkle like jewels on a necklace, intertwining throughout the space.
