Our first exercise began with a visit to the site—a striking plot of land surrounded by water on three sides, with Hamburg and its harbor as a constant presence in the background. Without knowledge of the program or constraints, we were asked to respond intuitively to the site in a study called "Charette."
My initial approach was to explore how natural history collections were historically displayed. This led me to the Cabinest of Curiosities—intimate chambers filled with objects meant to inspire wonder and inquiry. This principle informed the spatial strategy of the museum: alternating between small, narrow rooms and large, open volumes for displaying larger artifacts. The interplay between these contrasting scales creates a rhythm—and at times a tension—throughout the exhibition, echoing the sense of discovery that defines the experience of natural history itself.