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Suntory Museum of Art, Japan, Photos, Building, Architect, Design, Images
Suntory Museum of Art, Japan : Architecture Information
Japanese Design by Kengo Kuma & Associates + Nikken Sekkei
Photographs : Mitsumasa Fujitsuka
Suntory Museum of Art
The entire building is covered with vertical louvers made of white
ceramic panels. Choice of the latter has been made out of the imagery
of earthenware and porcelain pieces that compose this museums
collection. Because ceramic panels are rather weak as material, they
are usually thickened or cast into concrete for enhanced strength:
as a result they tend to be heavy and dull, a far cry from the delicate
imagery of a tea bowl. In this project, development of a new method
of reinforcing thin ceramic panels with aluminum extrusion has made
it possible to use extra-fine edges in the details. Our idea was to
realize within a massive urban architecture an imagery so fragile
that it may break if not handled wholeheartedly.
Suntory Museum of Art - Building Information:
Design Period: Apr 2004 - Apr 2006
Construction Period: May 2004 - Jan 2007
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Principal use: Museum
Site area: 68,891.63 m2
Total floor area: 4,663.23 m2
Stories: 6 stories, 3 basements
Design: Kengo Kuma & Associates + Nikken Sekkei
Structural engineers: Nikken Sekkei
Mechanical engineers: Nikken Sekkei
General contractors: Takenaka Corporation + Taisei Corporation
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