Dune Art Museum by OPEN Architecture Tops Out 'Under' a Beach Near Beijing
OPEN Architecture has released the latest construction photos of the Dune Art Museum topping out in a Chinese coastal city near Beijing. The art museum manifests itself as a complex of interconnected concrete shells, which in the next and final stage of construction, are to be buried in sand and shrubs to restore the natural silhouette of the dunes on the beach.
Courtesy of OPEN Architecture
OPEN Architecture has released the latest construction photos of the Dune Art Museum topping out in a Chinese coastal city near Beijing. The art museum manifests itself as a complex of interconnected concrete shells, which in the next and final stage of construction, are to be buried in sand and shrubs to restore the natural silhouette of the dunes on the beach.
© Ni Nan
It is no coincidence that the current state of the structure gives the impression of an otherworldly monument being excavated from underground. According to OPEN Architecture, the cave-like interiors are inspired by the ?primal form of human inhabitance and the earliest site of man?s artistic creation.? The Dune Art Museum will house a gallery, studio, café, and bookstore within its building footprint of 1132 square meters.
© Fangfang Tian
Plan
© Fangfang Tian
With each of the ?caves? being assigned a different function, visitors are required to enter the museum through a dark tunnel, before reaching the reception area where it will be gener...
Courtesy of OPEN Architecture
OPEN Architecture has released the latest construction photos of the Dune Art Museum topping out in a Chinese coastal city near Beijing. The art museum manifests itself as a complex of interconnected concrete shells, which in the next and final stage of construction, are to be buried in sand and shrubs to restore the natural silhouette of the dunes on the beach.
© Ni Nan
It is no coincidence that the current state of the structure gives the impression of an otherworldly monument being excavated from underground. According to OPEN Architecture, the cave-like interiors are inspired by the ?primal form of human inhabitance and the earliest site of man?s artistic creation.? The Dune Art Museum will house a gallery, studio, café, and bookstore within its building footprint of 1132 square meters.
© Fangfang Tian
Plan
© Fangfang Tian
With each of the ?caves? being assigned a different function, visitors are required to enter the museum through a dark tunnel, before reaching the reception area where it will be gener...
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