In a residential area in the outskirts of Munich, situated behind a dark brown wooden fence facing a neighborhood street, is the Goetz Collection. Although it is sometimes mistaken as a public facility, the Goetz Collection is actually a private gallery that showcases its owner's collection. The dark colored fence separates the commotion of the street and the tranquility of the estate, creating a world all its own.

reinforced concrete structure that rises from the basement to the floors above ground, is a wooden structure of the same shape. The basement and second floors are designed to be display areas. The second floor consists of three spaces of the same size and the basement has four spaces of differing ceiling heights, of which one room protrudes from the "rectangular parallelpiped"form. Excluding the room that protrudes from the rectangular parallelpiped form, each of the spaces are configured so that natural light is diffused and brought in through the frosted glass on the high side light above. In spite of its simple configuration, the richness of space in the basement, especially with its differing room sizes and diversity of light that shines in, is truly astonishing. Meanwhile, different textures on the wood finished stairs that connect the basement to the second floor, gives the stairway a sense of luxuriousness. However, the indisputable star of the building is the light created by the abstract "objects".

The light effects at the Goetz Collection are what create its appeal. The glass structure that produces this beauty is extremely concise. Although it is sealed insulating glass, what is unusual about this glass compared to ordinary sealed insulating glass, is that the corners and seams of the building are finished in a manner in which the glass is bonded together with nothing in between, leaving no differences in levels. Only the frames that are embedded in the upper and lower sections of the structure are configured with metal spacers, as sealed insulating glass typically would be. Meanwhile, transparent spacers are used to adjoin the glass at the corners of the building. Therefore when finished, the tempered glass has the quality of uniformity. Although without question this is a simple configuration, its construction demands an extremely high level of precision, considering the size of the glass. From inside the building, the light coming in from beyond the colossal glass, not overpowering as to disturb the appreciation of the artistry, subtly interprets the state of the outside world. For the Goetz Collection, the glass itself takes on the character of an "object", giving life to its abstract space.

(written by editor)