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2 Museum Case studies
- 1. C A SE S T U D Y F O R M U S E U M L A M A J A S S I M 3 0 1 0 A R C H I T E C T U R A L D E S I G N 3
- 2. The Guggenheim Bilbao museum •Played a key role in the urban renaissance and transformation of the area. • Symbol of the city of Bilbao, Spain. • Represents a landmark for its architectural design, forming a seductive backdrop for the exhibition of contemporary art. • Visits can be made to both the interior and the exterior of the building.
- 3. Museum’s details • Architect: FrankGehry • Designed in: 1992 • Built in: 1993-1997 • Location: Bilbao, Spain • Built-up Area: 32,500 square meters 24,000 square meters are occupied by building. 9,066 square meters are devoted to exhibition spaces.
- 4. Concept • Concept isInspired by the shapes and textures of a fish, it can be considered a sculpture, a work of art in itself. • The museum is essentially a shell that evokes the past industrial life and port of Bilbao. • It consists of a series of interconnected volumes, some formed of coated stone and others from titanium skeleton covered by an organic skin. The connection between volumes is created by the glass skin. • Seen from the river, the form resembles a boat, but seen from above it resembles a flower.
- 6. Materials and structure •Built of limestone, glass and titanium, the museum used 33,000 pieces of titanium half a millimeter thick, each with a unique form suited to its location. • As these pieces are so thin, a perfect fit to the curves is necessary. The glass has a special treatment to let in the sun’s light, but not its heat. • The building is built with load-bearing walls and ceilings,. The shapes of the museum could not have succeeded if it did not use load-bearing walls and ceilings. • The walls and ceilings have several insulating layers and an outer coating of titanium. Each piece is unique and exclusive to the place.
- 7. Floor plans First levelis organized around the great court. 1. Auditorium. 2. Gallery. 3. Store. 4. Fish Gallery. 5. Atrium. 6. Tickets. 7. Store. 8. Facilities. 9. Ponds.
- 8. E N TR A N C E T O M U S E U M
- 10. Second level, where thegalleries are connected by air bridges. 1. Accessible 2. Library. 3. Restaurant. 4. Galleries. 5. Atrium.
- 11. G A LL E R I E S F R O M I T S F O U N D A T I O N , T H E M U S E U M C O M M I S S I O N E D L A R G E S I T E - S P E C I F I C A R T W O R K A N D O T H E R T Y P E O F A R T C O L L E C T I O N .
- 12. A I R B R I D G E S Both the atriumand the galleries has a space visually to integrate the external landscape.
- 13. Third level, many ofthe spaces correspond to double heights of the lower levels. 1. Roof. 2. Stairs. 3. Void. 4. Galleries. 5. Atrium.
- 14. Elevation and crosssection, at the height of the central atrium.
- 15. Refrences • https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/guggenheim-bilbao/ • http://www.justinadabri.com/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199008/2011_02_19_just ina_dabrisiute_-_guggenheim_museum_bilbao_.pdf •http://architecturalmoleskine.blogspot.com/2012/08/f-gehry- guggenheim-museum-bilbao.html • https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/the-building/inside-the- museum • https://www.inexhibit.com/mymuseum/guggenheim-museum-bilbao/ • http://www.justinadabri.com/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199008/2011_02_19_just ina_dabrisiute_-_guggenheim_museum_bilbao_.pdf
- 16. Kalmar Museum ofArt Jawaher Alrayes 2956
- 17. The Kalmar Museum ofArts is located in Kalmar, Sweden. The building is a black four-level cube clad with large scale wooden panels punctuated by large glazed openings.
- 18. The interior This galleryis lit by shed head light shafts doubling its ceiling height.
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- 20. Stair case One ofthe main features is the open stair spiraling the full height of the building, starting from the new entrance lobby that interconnects between lake-side and park.
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