Plattegronden en aanzicht van Kasteel Ammersoyen 1932

Here is the audio guide script: Wegner & Mottu made this architectural study of Kasteel Ammersoyen using precise and careful linework. It's fascinating how they’ve approached the castle both as a solid, imposing structure, and as an arrangement of interior spaces. The way the marks build up is so systematic, so considered, like a form of visual accounting. They are mapping the architecture, but they’re also mapping a way of seeing – a vision of order and clarity. Look closely, and you can see how each line, each tiny hatch mark, contributes to the overall sense of depth and texture. The marks are so incredibly precise that you could almost build the castle yourself just by following the drawing. It reminds me a bit of the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, who also used a similar, detached approach in their photographs of industrial structures. Ultimately it’s a reminder that even the most objective representation is still a kind of interpretation, a way of framing and understanding the world around us.