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Peter Märkli

Drawings and Small Tables

Peter Märkli . Drawings and Small Tables afasia (1)

+ Betts Project

Each time I see a new set of drawings made by Peter Märkli, whether they are made as design drawings for a project, or as speculative elevation studies, or ‘language drawings’, I am thrilled and amazed again by the freedom and delight that they have been made with. It is a mystery to me (and perhaps to Peter) – just how and where does he start when making one of these drawings? The recent language drawings that have been selected for this exhibition are as exciting, bold and full of charm as all those that came before. Continue reading Peter Märkli

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Peter Märkli

Picasso Center Office Building . Basel

afasia Peter Märkli . Picasso Center Office Building . Basel (1)

Studio Märkli . + archiweb

The building site is prominently located on Picassoplatz. This is a corner lot with, for the most part, six-story building in perimeter block development. Distinctive buildings, among them the art museum and the Baloise Insurance Company’s free-standing headquarters, are its next-door neighbors. Typical of the perimeter block buildings of this area is the fact that rather than being located directly on the street line, many of the right-angled twentieth-century building volumes are set back from it. Continue reading Peter Märkli