Modern Architect: Life and Work Tadao Ando
On a hill overlooking a large lake, this museum is a cultural facility for the artistic education of children. It is made up of three units – the main museum, an intermediate plaza and a workshop complex- all linked by a long pathway slice through the hillside. The main unit is a multi-functional complex containing a library, indoor and outdoor theatres, exhibition gallery, multi-purpose hall and restaurant. It is composed of two staggered volumes, one of which connects with a fan-shaped building housing the theatres. The outdoor theatre is on the roof and benefits from the verdant setting. A series of pools built around the centre serve to unify the architecture with the scenery of the lake. The intermediate plaza is a walled external space, containing a grid of sixteen 9 meter high columns. The workshop complex consists of a two-story workshop building, square in plan, and set with a plaza/
Location Himeji
Site area 87222m sq
Building area 3575.6 m sq
Total floor area 7488.4m sq
The building is planned on a site held between a green hill and a beautiful pond. The building is a cultural/educational center for cultivating creativity and sentiments of children. It is a geometric cube inserted in an organic topology by abundant verdure. I tried to present the building in contrast against the overwhelming Nature by giving the geometry a form.
The whole structure comprises a main building, an intermediate open space and a workshop. They are linked by linear paths. The wall which runs along the pond cuts through the slop of the hill and is incorporated in the architecture, expressing by itself a strong will almost like an earth work. The wall is recognized as an element of a space to create a space open to the surrounding areas. This suggests invisible roofs and walls to the visitors. Buildings are linked to each other via a small plaza so that Nature may penetrate in to the depth of the buildings to communicate people with Nature at all places.
The main
Location Himeji
Site area 87222m sq
Building area 3575.6 m sq
Total floor area 7488.4m sq
The building is planned on a site held between a green hill and a beautiful pond. The building is a cultural/educational center for cultivating creativity and sentiments of children. It is a geometric cube inserted in an organic topology by abundant verdure. I tried to present the building in contrast against the overwhelming Nature by giving the geometry a form.
The whole structure comprises a main building, an intermediate open space and a workshop. They are linked by linear paths. The wall which runs along the pond cuts through the slop of the hill and is incorporated in the architecture, expressing by itself a strong will almost like an earth work. The wall is recognized as an element of a space to create a space open to the surrounding areas. This suggests invisible roofs and walls to the visitors. Buildings are linked to each other via a small plaza so that Nature may penetrate in to the depth of the buildings to communicate people with Nature at all places.
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