folk art interior

the face reads as a face, allowing light to shine between itself and the structure of the building;
the material grid on the outside face of the space is primary to an idea of space-weight then literal lines of the plan; for example:
to make something whole- the grid or joint lines can stagger in pattern, the outside;  its not bound by a orthogonal grid like here, the interior facade , where the orthogonal is bound to the interior structure, the interior organzation

folk art museum

the facade here is a face , not expressing the buildings structure but masking an idea of art and assembly

facade and its connection to the structure of the building

the salk facade are made of architectural concrete panels on a concrete structure.
facade is a face but its job to express an interior is beyond the places, it also expresses materiality of itself and or its structure.

salk facade lines

what is interesting- is the panels are almost like the way kahn treats interior wood panels;
there are edges or a frame to the panel  at the base, on the left; above on the next level: there is a base then the panels. And if you go around the plan you will see these expressions have a reason, generally to the idea of what kind of place and what is the base of the space... it is more then an understanding of a technology