🥁 File this under #WowArchitecture: When the museum is art unto itself, Shigeru Ban’s architectural design for the @aspenartmuseum had us straight up Inspector-Gadgeting around every corner. 👀 Moving through and around this space is a real treat: the light pours in all around, the interconnectedness of varying materials blend seamlessly, the beauty of Aspen is a highlight with the design open to nature and an inherent harmony felt. 💡There are 5 key architectural features: the grand stair that connects indoor and outdoor, first floor and third floor (and creates a beautiful “engawa” space - referenced in Japan as an in-between indoor/outdoor space that creates a welcoming openness); the moving glass room elevator; woven wood screen (wraps the exterior; it’s a composite material called Prodema—a dual-sided wood veneer with a substructure of an amalgam of paper and resin. This creates a skin that is active and alive.); wood roof truss; and walkable skylights that flood diffused light into the galleries below. 👏🏼 The composition of these moments is just sublime. // @aspenartmuseum (at Aspen, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQcXgivj7Jr/?utm_medium=tumblr
