Kengo Kuma and Associates wins competition for Strasbourg exhibition complex
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Kengo Kuma and Associates, a Tokyo and Paris-based firm, has won the competition for the designing of new riverside exhibition halls and park complex in Strasbourg, France.Kengo Kuma and Associates is known for its large-scale timber structures inspired by JaKengo Kuma and Associates wins competition for Strasbourg exhibition complex
Kengo Kuma and Associates, a Tokyo and Paris-based firm, has won the competition for the designing of new riverside exhibition halls and park complex in Strasbourg, France.Kengo Kuma and Associates is known for its large-scale timber structures inspired by Japanese architecture, construction techniques and styles. An example of their impressionable work is the stadium for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic games. The firm sees this project in Strasbourg as a way to create a new image for the city. The exhibition complex, named ‘Lisieres’ or ‘Edge of the forest,’ will primarily have metals structure, complemented with a series of locally-sourced wooden vertical elements, which both support the natural ventilated roof covering and filter the light. The vast roof is divided to reflect the internal functions and bring a human scale to the large building.“Scheduled to open in June 2019, the Odunpazari Modern Museum is KKA’s first project in the country, and will bring a significant collection of Modern and Contemporary art spanning the 1950s onwards to the university town. Covering 4,500 sq m spread over three levels, the museum will offer an array of exhibition spaces, from open plan areas on the ground floor to smaller rooms on the upper levels. A central skylit atrium will welcome natural light into the building, permeating it throughout,” Wallpaper reports.“We wanted the building to carry the history and memory of the town,” says Kengo Kuma and firm partner Yuki Ikeguchi, who looked to the local Ottoman wooden cantilevered houses for inspiration. KKA’s material choice also pays homage to the town’s history as one of Turkey’s thriving timber markets. Ikeguchi adds, “At the heart of this project was a desire to create a link between people and art.” Kengo Kuma & Associates won first prize in the international competition to design the Maritime History Museum of Saint-Malo, a museum that will focus on local city history. The architecture of the museum responds to the naval and industrial traditions of Saint-Malo. Due to be completed in 2022, the museum appears as a ship on the side of the horizon. The dynamic elevation of the structure and strong cantilevers give the building an illusion of movement. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more