Text description provided by the architects. Toyama Kirari is located at the heart of Toyama City. It is a building that integrates a glass art museum, city library, and a local bank.

Floor plans

A diagonal void at the center of the building distributes natural light from the south effectively, and helps to connect the three main programs. Panels of local solid cedar surrounding the void contribute to create a warm and friendly atmosphere, and is worthy of being called the core of the community.

Section

The glass art museum and the library are naturally unified by way of this central space, which helps to remove the typically cold and formal image of conventional public buildings.

© Yi-Hsien Lee Photography

• Architects

  Kengo Kuma and Associates

• Location

  Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

• Category

  Cultural Architecture

• Lead Architects

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• Area

  26792.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Yi-Hsien Lee Photography