Yatsushiro Municipal Museum

Yatsushiro Municipal Museum

Yatsushiro Municipal Museum Architectural Outline In this project, great care was taken to harmonize the building with its relatively low, humanly-scaled environment. The two large, highly enclosed galleries were arranged on the first floor and covered with berms; consequently, they appear to be underground. A small, grass-covered hill was thus created on the once level site. On top of the hill, open spaces such as the entrance hall and a cafe are located beneath a lightweight, floating roof. The storage, wrapped in a metallic membrane, floats above the roof. The Shosoin is a famous repository dating from the ancient period. This storage, which serves as a symbol of the museum, is a "Shosoin of the future" . Architectural Data Name Yatsushiro Municipal Museum Location 12-35 Nishimatsuejo-machi, Yatsushiro City Main function museum Developer Yatsushiro City Architects Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects joint venture of Takenaka Corporation, General contractors Wakuda Construction and Yonemoto Komuten Site area 8,223 square meters Building area 1,432 square meters Total floor area 3,418 square meters Extent one basement floor, four aboveground floors reinforced concrete construction, steel frame Structure construction Construction period November 1989 - March 1991 Total construction 1,658 million cost P r o f il e o f architect Toyo Ito 1941 From Nagano Prefecture 1965 Graduated from Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo 1966-69 Worked at Kikutake Architect & Associates 1971 Established URBOT 1979 Renamed office Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects ●Principal Works Old People's Home in Yatsushiro; Yatsushiro Fire Station; Dome in Odate; Sendai Mediatheque; Brugge Pavilion; Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002; etc. ●Awards 1986 Architectural Institute of Japan Prize for Design 1992 Mainichi Art Award 1998 Education Minister's Art Encouragement prize in Japan 1999 Japan Minister's Art Academy Prize in Japan 2002 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale Photo : Kouji Okamoto, Shinkenchiku-sya, Kumamoto Prefecture .

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