The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art stands in the center of Kanazawa, on a site linking together diverse but equally important city functions. Circular in form, with a diameter of 112.5 meters, the building has no front or back, leaving it free to be explored from all directions. While being a reaction to the accessibility of the site from multiple points of entry, as well as to its breadth, the circularity of the plan also works in concert with keeping the overall building volume low, to effectively mitigate the scale of the project and an overly grand presence common to large institutions. In order to further encourage the multiplicity of approaches, the architects have intentionally resisted establishing a primary facade or entrance. Besides the museum, the cultural centre houses a library, restaurant, theatre and exhibition spaces.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | ESUM-0098-0013 |
| Caption: | 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan. Architect: SANAA, 2012. Overall interior view. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3558 x 4716 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 06/03/2007 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Edmund Sumner/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | 21st Century Museum |
| Headline: | 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan. Architect: SANAA, 2012. |
| City: | Kanazawa |
| Country: | Japan |
| Architect: | SANAA |
| Architect Website: | http://www.sanaa.co.jp/ |
| Category: | Culture And Entertainment |
| Building Type: | Museum |
| Year of Completion: | 2012 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art stands in the center of Kanazawa, on a site linking together diverse but equally important city functions. Circular in form, with a diameter of 112.5 meters, the building has no front or back, leaving it free to be explored from all directions. While being a reaction to the accessibility of the site from multiple points of entry, as well as to its breadth, the circularity of the plan also works in concert with keeping the overall building volume low, to effectively mitigate the scale of the project and an overly grand presence common to large institutions. In order to further encourage the multiplicity of approaches, the architects have intentionally resisted establishing a primary facade or entrance. Besides the museum, the cultural centre houses a library, restaurant, theatre and exhibition spaces. |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Museum |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Interior |
| Photographer: | Edmund Sumner |
| Source File Name: | ESUM-0098-0013.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |