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Simose Art Museum: Exterior
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Simose Art Museum: Exterior
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Simose Art Museum: Interior
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Simose Art Museum: Detail
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Simose Art Museum: Context
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Museum · Contemporary

Simose Art Museum

Shigeru Ban · Otake, Japan · 2023

Key featuresMirror-clad cube galleries float on a pond and can be moved to rearrange the layout.

Architect
Shigeru Ban
Place
Otake, Japan
Year
2023
Typology
Museum
Movement
Contemporary
Region
East Asia
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