CASE STUDY 1
CHICHU ART MUSEUM
-Tadao Ando
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Name­ Prathamesh Raut
Studio­ ‘B’
Semester­ V
Design
P.I.A.D.S.
• Location: Naoshima, Japan
Concept:
• Architect: Tadao Ando
• ‘Chichu’ means ‘underground’
• Year of Construction: 2004
• Dark lobbies but creatively designed exhibition spaces.
• Small concrete openings and geometric skylights float among the
greenery.
• There are five galleries featuring the works of three artists – Claude
Monet , Walter de Mari and James Turrell.
• The triangular space connects the galleries of the three artists.
Context
Maximum part of museum is underground. It is built
directly into the southern portion of the island of
Naoshima in Japan.
CHICHU ART MUSEUM
-Tadao Ando
Name­ Prathamesh Raut
Studio­ ‘B’
Semester­ V
Design
P.I.A.D.S.
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• It is possible to create almost any form underground
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The outer expression of an underground building is invisible and, therefore,
the obvious issues of form were not an issue.
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• Challenge was to achieve a highly complex and varied sequence of
“lightscapes” within a configuration of simple, geometrical forms.
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The museum was intended, holistically, to be visited with light as a guide.
3D View of Museum (section cut from entrance ram)
MATERIAL:
• Concrete
• Steel
• Glass
• Wood
CHICHU ART MUSEUM
-Tadao Ando
Name­ Prathamesh Raut
Studio­ ‘B’
Semester­ V
Design
P.I.A.D.S.
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FLOOR PLAN
SITE PLAN (with contour)
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CHICHU ART MUSEUM
-Tadao Ando
Name­ Prathamesh Raut
Studio­ ‘B’
Semester­ V
Design
P.I.A.D.S.
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CHICHU ART MUSEUM
-Tadao Ando
Name­ Prathamesh Raut
Studio­ ‘B’
Semester­ V
Design
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