+++ Line Up +++ Art Museums/Museums/Folk Museums Tempozan Harbor Village An inverted cone-like structure housing a spherical IMAX theater, the eye-catching Suntory Museum with its gallery and restaurant wings pointing seaward, the Hotel Seagull Tempozan, where every room overlooks Osaka Bay and large Kaiyukan aguarium. These structures define the waterfront area. Completed 1994 Suntory Museum Minato-ku, Osaka/Tel: 06-6577-0001 Design Tadao Ando Architect and Associates Construction Takenaka Corp. and Obayashi Corp. joint venture Site area 5,500 sq. m Floor area 3,984 sq. m Floors 1 below ground, 9 above ground Osaka Machinami Award (1996), BCS Award (1997) URL http://www.suntory.co.jp/culture/smt/ Completed 1990 Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN Minato-ku, Osaka/Tel: 06-6576-5500 Design Cambridge Seven Associates and Environmental Development Research Inc. Construction Takenaka Corp., Obayashi Corp. and Konoike Corp. joint venture Site area 3,900 sq. m Floors 8 above ground Osaka Machinami Award (1991) , BCS Award (1992) Completed 1996 Hotel Seagull Tempozan Osaka Minato-ku, Osaka/Tel: 06-6575-5000 Design SAKAKURA ASSOCIATES architects and engineers, Osaka Office Construction Takenaka Corp. Site area 13,429.41 sq. m Floor area 2,682.90 sq. m Floors 1 below ground, 14 above ground, 2 in tower Completed 1995 Osaka Sewerage Science Museum Beginning at the underground level, this museum provides visitors with an interactive experience for learning about flow patterns and roles of the sewerage system as they continue through displays on each floor. The outdoor water area features water that has undergone high-level processing. Konohana-ku, Osaka/Tel: 06-6466-3170 Design Showa Sekkei, Inc. Construction Hanshin Construction. Site area 9,140 sq. m Floor area 563 sq. m Floors 1 below ground, 6 above ground Completed 1997 Kids Plaza Osaka (in Ogimachi Kids Park) The cubic exterior and red, white, and blue pop color scheme make this hands-on museum for children enjoyable and readily familiar. Kita-ku, Osaka/Tel: 06-6311-6601 Design Yasui Architects & Engineers, Inc. Construction Takenaka Corp. joint venture Site area 7,400.92 sq. m Floor area 5,569.13 sq. m Floors 13 above ground(Kids Plaza: 1st and 3rd to 5th floors) URL http://www.kidsplaza.or.jp Completed 1998 Daylight Museum (in Blumen Hugel) Not a single artificial light is used in this building, only natural light from skylights. The light changes with the time of day and with the seasons, for an evolving natural atmosphere in which to view the paintings. The museum closes at sunset. Hino Town, Shiga Prefecture/Tel: 0748-52-8121 Design Tadao Ando Architect and Associates Construction Nishimura Construction Site area 178,225.13 sq. m Floor area 210.05 sq. m Floors 1 above ground Completed 1994 Osaka Pref. Chikatsu Asuka Museum The theme of this museum to Japan's burial mounds is "experiencing one's surroundings." The facade presents a huge stepped plaza and tower; inside, the exhibition room located at the bottom of a set of stairs gives one the feeling of entering a modern-day burial mound. Kanan Town, Osaka Prefecture/Tel: 0721-93-8321 Design Pref. Building Office, Dept. of Construction, Osaka Pref. Govt. and Tadao Ando Architect and Associates Construction Konoike Corp., Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd. joint venture Site area 14,352 sq. m Floor area 3,407.84 sq. m Floors 1 below ground, 2 above ground, 1 in tower BCS Award (1996), Osaka Machinami Award (1996), Public Building Award (1998), Selected one of one hundred pieces of public building URL http://www.mediajoy.com/chikatsu/ Completed 1997 MIHO MUSEUM In consideration for the valley landscape, 80% of the building is built into the ground. With its tunnel and bridge leading to the art museum, this building exemplifies the "Shangri-La" concept. Shigaraki Town, Shiga Prefecture/Tel: 0748-82-3411 Design I.M. Pei-Architect + Kibowkan International Inc. Construction Shimizu Corp. Site area 1,002,000 sq. m Floor area 9,240.978 sq. m Floors Art museum wing: 2 below ground, 1 above ground, 2 in tower Reception wing: 2 below ground, 1 above ground, 1 in tower BCS Award (1999), HIROBA Architectural Award (1998) URL http://www.miho.or.jp/ Completed 1997 Kobe Fashion Museum (in Kobe Fashion Plaza) Japan's first fashion museum expresses fashion through architecture. Pedestrian area with artificial stream encircled-plaza creates a pleasant landscape. Higashinada-ku, Kobe/Tel: 078-858-0050 Design Showa Sekkei, Inc. and Taisei Corp. joint design management Construction Taisei Corp. Site area 18,333.09 sq. m Floor area 13,599.72 sq. m Floors 2 below ground, 19 above ground, 1 in tower (Kobe Fashion Museum: First to sixth floors on west side) Sawayaka Machizukuri Prize (1998), Kobe Culture Awarld for Architecture (1998) URL http://www.fashionmuseum.or.jp/src/ Completed 1997 Kumanokodo Nakahechi Museum A glass wall skinned with translucent film reflects the surrounding view, while the facade takes few liberties with the external orientation, preserving the integrity of the surrounding natural scenery. Nakahechi Town, Wakayama Prefecture/Tel: 0739-65-0390 Design Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa Kazuyo Sejima and Associates Construction Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd., Osaka Branch Site area 4,000 sq. m Floor area 752.3 sq. m Floors 1 above ground Completed 1993 Jingu Museum of Fine Arts The wooden Shoin-style design with copper roofing emphasizes a traditional Japanese style. The interior, designed to protect the items on exhibition, uses state-of-the-art technology. Ise City, Mie Prefecture/Tel: 0596-22-5533 Design Hiroshi Oe Architectural Office Construction Hazama Corp. Nagoya branch Site area 15,136.09 sq. m Floor area 3,026.32 sq. m Floors 2 below ground, 2 above ground Chubu Kenchiku Prize (1994) All images Copyright. 1997 Kansai International Public Relations Promotion Office.All Rights Reserved.