{"id":75483,"date":"2021-01-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=75483"},"modified":"2021-02-24T17:53:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:53:52","slug":"architecture-toyo-ito-museum-setouchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/architecture-toyo-ito-museum-setouchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Contemporary Architecture Through the Toyo Ito Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perched on the edge of Omishima Island in the Setouchi region of Japan, the striking design of the Toyo Ito Museum<\/strong> is a uniquely eye-catching introduction to the renowned architect\u2019s creativity. Surrounded by mikan<\/em> mandarin orange trees and overlooking the waters, the human-made architectural designs manage to perfectly complement the rolling hills and rocky edges of the surrounding landscape. The area is dotted with numerous artworks and museums, including Ito’s museum, and combined with the effects of the Setouchi Triennale<\/a>, has attracted attention from art and architectural design lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Creation of the Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Invited to create an annexe to the neighbouring Tokoro Museum and long keen to open a school for young architects, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito created the Toyo Ito Museum<\/strong>. A newcomer to Omishima Island, he was struck by the area\u2019s beauty and sensed an innate power in the land and proceeded to design the main museum hall, known as the Steel Hut, inspired by the surroundings<\/strong>. His workshop, the Silver Hut, was transported from its original site at his home in Nakano, Tokyo and had won the Architectural Institute of Japan Award. Located on a slope, the museum also offers a beautiful view of the Seto Inland Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Steel Hut: Exploring Ito\u2019s Creations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Known for eschewing physical and social constraints in his designs, Ito has expanded his creations across the globe in recent years, from the lauded International Museum of Baroque in Mexico to the Taichung Metropolitan Opera House in Taiwan. In Japan, he is famous for the Silver Hat, his former residence, as well as the Minna no Ie (House for Everyone), which he designed in collaboration with young architects after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake<\/a>. Made of metal with an angular shape, the Toyo Ito Architectural Museum seems to evoke the image of a ship’s hull, powerfully rising from the island landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n