Teshima Art Museum : By Ryue Nishizawa

Teshima Island, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa, Japan
Ryue Nishizawa
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

Photo © Courtesy of iwan baan

'Teshima art museum' by tokyo-based architect ryue nishizawa and japanese artist rei naito
recently welcomed visitors of the 2010 setouchi international art festival held on seven islands in the takamatsu port area, japan. hugging a hilly site on the island of teshima, the museum resembles a droplet of water caught in the middle of gliding across the land. 

Photo © Courtesy of  Noboru Morikawa Photos--the museum adjacent to the nearby rice terraces

Photo © Courtesy of prkbkr

Photo © Courtesy of  Noboru Morikawa Photos

Overlooking the inland sea to the north, the collaborative project was designed to interact
with its wooded surrounding, pushing the tangible boundary between architecture and nature.two large elliptical openings define and orient the space while letting the interior collect pieces of the elements: pools of water accumulate on the floor and freely shift and migrate according to the breeze's direction; the sounds from the sea and foliage reverberate through the open space while the ambiance is in constant change according to the sun's position and time of day.

Photo © Courtesy of iwan baan

Photo © Courtesy of  prkbkr--art museum in context

Photo © Courtesy of iwan baan--exterior view

At 25 cm thick, the white concrete pod shell is devoid of any pillars or visible structural aid.
the gallery space is not a result of encapsulation but a careful negotiation between the earth and the sky. visitors are encouraged to freely walk around the 40 by 60 meter museum and connect with the present phenomena. 

Photo © Courtesy of iwan baan--looking in to the interior

Photo © Courtesy of  Noboru Morikawa Photos

Photo © Courtesy of lllabo--collected rain water inside the museum

The Teshima Art Museum calls itself a museum, but its exhibition space is very far from the traditional view of architecture for museums. In fact, the museum is in principle “empty”, devoid of contents. On Teshima Island visitors are left to contemplate an experience with nature made of light, water and air.

Photo © Courtesy of  Noboru Morikawa Photos--large cut-out

Photo © Courtesy of  Noboru Morikawa Photos

Photo © Courtesy of ryue nishizawa

Japanese architect RYUE NISHIZAWA and artist REI NATO have collaborated to create an unusual space shaped like a drop of water. Structurally, the building consists of a concrete shell, devoid of pillars, covering a space 40 by 60 meters. On the ceiling 4.5 meters above, two large elliptical openings define and orient the space while letting the interior collect pieces of the elements: pools of water accumulate on the floor and freely shift and migrate according to the breeze’s direction. The sounds from the sea and foliage reverberate through the open space while the ambiance is in constant change according to the sun’s position and time of day.

Photo © Courtesy of Noboru Morikawa Photos--a part of rei naito's work entitled 'matrix'

Photo © Courtesy of  Noboru Morikawa Photos

Photo © Courtesy of designboom--a model of the teshima art museum as seen at the 2010 venice architecture biennale

situation plan--drawing Courtesy of Ryue Nishizawa

contextual site plan--drawing Courtesy of naoshima fukutake art museum foundation

floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Ryue Nishizawa

section--drawing Courtesy of Ryue Nishizawa

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Photo © Courtesy of designboom

Teshima Art Museum by RYUE NISHIZAWA and REI NATO on Teshima Island. Opened last October, the Teshima Art Museum is the latest step in an enlightened plan that the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation and the Corporation Benesse have been developing since 1989.
About Ryue Nishizawa:
Born in 1966, nishizawa joined kazuyo sejima & associates in 1990, established SANAA with her in 1995, and established his own practice in 1997. along with sejima, he was awarded the pritzker architecture prize in 2010. significant works include, 'honmura lounge and archive' (2005, naoshima), 'moriyama house' (2005, tokyo), and the 'towada art center' (2008, aomori).
About Rei Naito:
Born in hiroshima in 1961, naito's major exhibitions and projects include 'being given' (2001, kinza, art house project, benesse art site naoshima), 'un luogo sulla terra' (1997, japanese pavilion, 47th venice biennale), 'tout anial est dans le monde comme de l'eau a interieur de l'eau' (2009, museum of modern art, kamakura).

Visitor Information

Closed	Tuesdays (March 1 - November 30) Mondays to Thursdays (December 1 - last day of February) Open on Mondays and Tuesdays for national holidays but closed the next day. December 26 - January 5, 2012. Open May 3. Temporarily closed for maintenance June 6-9, 2012. Open August 16. Annual Calender (65KB)
Hours	10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Last admittance: 4:00 p.m.) / March 1 - September 30 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Last admittance: 3:30 p.m.) / October 1 - last day of February
Admission	¥1,500 (free for children 15 and under)
Location	607 karato, Teshima, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa 7614662 Japan Tel. +81-(0)879-68-3555 (Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation Teshima Office) Fax. +81-(0)879-68-2182

The people
Architects: Ryue Nishizawa
Location: Teshima Island, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa, Japan

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