Tadao Ando - The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum

Tadao Ando
The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
and Annex
Naoshima Island, Japan

Photo: arcspace

The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum is located on the southern edge of Naoshima island between a high hill covered with deep woods and a promontory of rugged rocks and beach.
The composition of the museum main building's plan consists of three overlapping cubes and a circle, with the rectangular guest wing attached at an angle to it. The hotel Annex is situated on the highest hill of the entire area.

Photo: arcspace
Arriving by sea visitors ascend a long staircase that meets the road leading to the museum from town. The Museum entrance is at the end of this deliberately drawn-out approach.

Photo: arcspace

The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum

Photo: arcspace
The Annex hotel rooms form an elliptical building surrounding a similarly elliptical inner courtyard. The access from the museum below is by specially built cable car.

P.S. A new museum building, also by Tadao Ando, in currently under construction across the cove. The new building will contain a Monet water lily painting and large installations by James Turrell and De Maria.

Photo: arcspace

October 16, 2002

Visit the Image Library to download larger images.

Tadeo Ando arcspace features





				Features
		Tadao Ando The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum and Annex Naoshima Island, Japan Photo: arcspace The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum is located on the southern edge of Naoshima island between a high hill covered with deep woods and a promontory of rugged rocks and beach. The composition of the museum main building's plan consists of three overlapping cubes and a circle, with the rectangular guest wing attached at an angle to it. The hotel Annex is situated on the highest hill of the entire area. Photo: arcspace Arriving by sea visitors ascend a long staircase that meets the road leading to the museum from town. The Museum entrance is at the end of this deliberately drawn-out approach. Photo: arcspace The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum Photo: arcspace The Annex hotel rooms form an elliptical building surrounding a similarly elliptical inner courtyard. The access from the museum below is by specially built cable car. P.S. A new museum building, also by Tadao Ando, in currently under construction across the cove. The new building will contain a Monet water lily painting and large installations by James Turrell and De Maria. Photo: arcspace October 16, 2002 Visit the Image Library to download larger images. Tadeo Ando arcspace features