After a fire burned down half of the Vitra campus, they hired a number of budding architects to help rebuild, including one Frank Gehry. Gehry designed the museum as well as entrances to the factories and the gatehouse, completed in 1989. These structures were not only his first European buildings but also his first use of the curving, almost nonsensical structures that would turn into his signature style and starchitect status.
One thing I love about Gehry's buildings is that they are different through all 360 degrees.
A peek over the fence at an entrance to the factory:
And here's the gatehouse:
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