Material inspiration

I wanted the material of my Structure to completely contrast against the material that is in the cave right now and create a contemporary style to lift out of the cave itself. This means the cave will also stand out from the structure inside it as well. There are two materials I have looked into including stainless steel and Glass that have both been used extensively in the use of architecture in these modern days.  I chose a few examples to demonstrate my ideas and support them.

The Louvre Paris

This Triangular Building is an icon now in the world, this supports the idea that glass can be used to create geometric shapes including triangles.This building goes underground with the pyramid being the opening, a dramatic entrance for the audience to love. Also with the old buildings of the French History surrounding it , this building brings Culture and modern design together just like i want to do in my cave. The effect of lighting on the glass also creates a dramatic effect which would be great to use in my cave as well. 

The Grand National Theatre of China 

this building looks so impressive and supports my idea that glass can be curved to fit into a shape, it can be bended and still look sleek with lots of different panels of glass which is what will be placed on my glass curved ramps. The colourless glass makes the architecture look so contemporary  and modern like its from out of space. a look i would like to achieve. With half the building being a different material as well it proves glass can be incorporated with other materials and still fit together well. 

Frank Gehry's Disney Concert Hall

I've looked at this building before and just loved the Shape that it is made out of. The sweeping curves and interlocking faces give it a great dynamic and audiences don't know where to look first. it supports the idea that steel can be shaped to create whatever curves you want which could come in handy with my cave design. this concert hall looks very modern with not much detail focusing solely on the shape which is also a look I would like to go for. 

In the end I have decided to go with the Material Glass as it will be see through for everyone to still be able to see the cave whereas steel doesn't have this skill.  Glass lets alot of light into the building saving on lighting inside and a very modern material with a life long span which is important in a location such as inside a cave, no damage will change the glass. The strength of glass these days is phenomenal and is used to this kind of structure.