{"id":3241,"date":"2015-07-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/shigeru-ban-oita-prefectural-art-museum\/"},"modified":"2017-09-19T11:48:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T11:48:50","slug":"shigeru-ban-oita-prefectural-art-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/shigeru-ban-oita-prefectural-art-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Open to the Public: Shigeru Ban&#8217;s Near-Perfect Oita Prefectural Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the traditional white box endures as the ideal space for exhibiting and viewing art, we also expect museums to offer an aesthetic experience in and of themselves. The challenge, then, is to strike a balance between the form and the content, and it is Japan\u2019s current crop of top architects who have mastered this typology better than anyone else. From SANAA\u2019s 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa to Tadao Ando\u2019s stunning Chichu gallery on Naoshima, the country is full of museums rich with subtle sophistication, and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/shigeru-ban-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shigeru Ban<\/a> has recently added another to this prestigious list: this spring saw the opening of the Oita Prefectural Art Museum (OPAM) in the capital city of the prefecture of the same name, in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan\u2019s four main islands.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031197060EpEmEaE_ia_ceIi.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031197060EpEmEaE_ia_ceIi.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031197060EpEmEaE_ia_ceIi.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031197060EpEmEaE_ia_ceIi.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031197060EpEmEaE_ia_ceIi.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031197060EpEmEaE_ia_ceIi.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<br \/><i>Photos by Hiroyuki Hirai.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>OPAM joins attractions such as the Kisho Kurokawa-designed Oita Stadium and the Umi Tamago aquarium in Oita. Sited opposite the Oasis 21 tower (to which it is linked by a pedestrian bridge), Ban\u2019s museum takes the form of a simple rectangular box resembling a simple stack of two volumes, each wrapped in glazing; as in <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/new-whitney-museum-by-renzo-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\">Renzo Piano\u2019s Whitney<\/a>, the ground floor is open to the public, as is the caf\u00e9 on the second floor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031193060_MG_8737.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031193060_MG_8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031193060_MG_8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031193060_MG_8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031193060_MG_8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031193060_MG_8737.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Ban\u2019s design takes the concept even further with his first museum in Japan, making the most of the region\u2019s mild climate: along the street-facing portion of the lower volume, each of the 20-foot-high glass panels folds in half at a single horizontal hinge. Ever sensitive to context, the architect has previously employed similar features in an <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/524-west-19th-street-metal-shutter-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\">NYC condominium<\/a>, but the technique is particularly suited to this cultural venue where the double-height foyer welcomes the public as a kind of rectilinear arcade short setback (the street can be closed to traffic to function as a proper plaza).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031178476_MG_4230_1.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031178476_MG_4230_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031178476_MG_4230_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031178476_MG_4230_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031178476_MG_4230_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031178476_MG_4230_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>So, too, is the museum distinctive for its timber lattice made from local cedar, at once an allusion to the region\u2019s long tradition of bamboo craft and a felicitous extension of Ban\u2019s growing list of medium-sized museum projects. Where the Aspen Art Museum\u2019s gridded carapace sits solidly in the Colorado resort town, the OPAM is characterized by the crisscross lattice of the top half of its fa\u00e7ade; glazed to literally and figuratively reflects its context, the upper stories appear to float above ground level. Meanwhile, the triaxial weave of the ceiling echoes that of the Frei Otto-inspired <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/centre-pompidou-metz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centre Pompidou Metz<\/a>, though the hexagonal design itself <a href=\"http:\/\/archaeology.jp\/sites\/2007\/higashimyo.htm\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly<\/a> dates back some seven millennia.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png?ssl=1\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031185265_MG_6881.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031185265_MG_6881.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 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625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1438031172578_MG_1765.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t data-recalc-dims=\"1\">\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Hiroyuki Hirai<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The largely open program of the second and third floors affords a high degree of flexibility for Museum Director Ryu Niimi: about a third of the 140,000-plus total square footage is dedicated to galleries where visitors can admire selections from the permanent collection of about 5,000 Japanese artworks both historic and contemporary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img 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Once again, the Japanese architect has taken inspiration from the local context \u2014 both in terms of materials and traditional building techniques \u2014 and merged this with the programmatic flexibility and sense of scale now expected of modern cultural institutions. In a country that is home to countless examples of world-class exhibition spaces and hubs for contemporary art, Oita Prefecture now has one of its very own.<\/p>\n<p><i>With additional reporting by Paul Keskeys.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the traditional white box endures as the ideal space for exhibiting and viewing art, we also expect museums to offer an aesthetic experience in and of themselves. The challenge, then, is to strike a balance between the form and the content, and it is Japan\u2019s current crop of top architects who have mastered this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"architizer_featured_type":"","architizer_featured_image":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[18],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-3241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practice","category-stories","tag-buildings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Open to the Public: Shigeru Ban&#039;s Near-Perfect Oita Prefectural Art Museum - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/shigeru-ban-oita-prefectural-art-museum\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Open to the Public: Shigeru Ban&#039;s Near-Perfect Oita Prefectural Art Museum - Architizer Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Although the traditional white box endures as the ideal space for exhibiting and viewing art, we also expect museums to offer an aesthetic experience in and of themselves. 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