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The new TIRPITZ is a sanctuary in the sand that acts as a gentle counterbalance to the dramatic war history of the site in Blåvand on the west coast of Denmark. The 2,800 m2 ‘invisible museum’ transforms and expands a historic German WWII bunker into a groundbreaking cultural complex comprising four exhibitions within a single structure, seamlessly embedded into the landscape. Upon arrival, visitors will first see the bunker until Figure

Earth Shelter, they approach through the heath-lined pathways and find the walls cut into the dunes from all sides, and descend to meet in a central clearing. The courtyard allows access into the four underground gallery spaces that have an abundance of daylight even though they are carved into the sand. The exhibitions, designed

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by Dutch agency Tinker Imagineers, showcase permanent and temporary themed experiences that ground the tale of an impressive war machine. While set by the heavy hermetic object of the WWII bunker, the new TIRPITZ is a sharp contrast to the concrete monolith by camouflaging with the landscape and inviting lightness and openness into the new museum. (TIRPITZ / BIG, 2017) BIG is celebrating the opening of its TIRPITZ museum on the shorelands of blåvand in western Denmark. embedded into the landscape, the ‘sanctuary in the sand’ transforms a historic German WWII bunker into an expansive cultural complex housing sunken gallery, exhibition areas, and an events venue. The museum subtly emerges as a series of precise cuts in the landscape, contrasting the heavy volume of the existing bunker. As they approach, visitors can observe the fine slices and narrow paths that lead towards the center of the complex. The architecture of the TIRPITZ is the antithesis to the WWII bunker,’ Bjarke ingles, BIG’s founding partner, explains. ‘The heavy hermetic object is countered by the inviting lightness and openness of the new museum. the galleries are integrated into the dunes like an open oasis in the sand – a sharp contrast to the Nazi fortress’ concrete monolith. The surrounding heath-lined pathways cut into the dunes from all sides descending to meet in a central clearing, bringing daylight and air into the heart of the complex. The bunker remains the only landmark of a not-so-distant dark heritage that upon close inspection marks the entrance to a new cultural meeting place.’ TIRPITZ is made from four main materials concrete, steel, glass, and wood which draw from the existing structures and landscape of the area. A central courtyard allows access into the four underground gallery spaces, where 6-meter-tall glass panels draw an abundance of daylight inside the venues even though they are cast on-site, and support the structure’s sprawling roof decks, the largest of which weighs about 1,090 tons and cantilevers 36 meters outwards. inside, the main materials

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and hot rolled steel, which is applied to all the interior walls. The new TIRPITZ is planned, built, and furnished as a portal to the Danish west coast’s treasure trove of hidden stories,’ said Claus Keld Jensen, director of the varde museum, commissioners of the project. “It has been our goal to create a humble, world-class attraction surprising its visitors with new perspectives on the majestic landscape”. our guests deserve the best; with BIG’s limitless and inviting architecture and with tinker imaginers’ wondrous and playful exhibitions, “I feel we have achieved this”. TIRPITZ is an incredible, oneof-a-kind experience violent, astonishing, dramatic, hidden almost invisible. The exhibitions have been designed by Dutch agency tinker imaginers, and display both permanent and temporary shows. Every gallery has it is own aesthetic and theme: ‘army of concrete’ tells the human stories in the shadow of Hitler’s ‘Atlantic wall’ project; ‘gold of the west coast’ is a comprehensive exhibition of amber, presented in an enchanting amber forest; and ‘west coast stories’ depicts 100,000 years of the coast’s history and is turned into a nighttime 4D theatre. The construction of the 2,800 square meter ‘invisible museum’ expected to attract around 100,000 visitors annually.(BIG Expands WWII Bunker to Form TIRPITZ, a “hidden” Museum Sunken into the Danish Coast, 2017)

4.2.1. Hidden museum lights up in the dunes

In the protected dune landscape along the Danish west coast, the architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have created a spectacular yet almost completely hidden museum. Louis Poulsen was in charge of the lighting plan and designed a customized fixture for the project. From

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lightly played a key role in designing the 2,800-square-metre exhibition space, which with its large open glass sections stands in strong contrast to the gloomy bunker behind.

Louis Poulsen developed a lighting plan for the project as well as a new pendant. The pure, conical shape effectively directs the light downwards and ensures that the pendant illuminates the space and the exhibits without disturbing the dramatic effect of the exhibitions. In addition to the functional and technical requirements, to create a fixture that harmonizes with the museum’s simple design idiom and execution in pure materials such as concrete, glass, and steel. Everything is stripped down to the basics with absolutely no decoration and this also needed to apply to the lamp. Therefore, they developed an LED fixture in a tight conical shape in galvanized zinc, which is perfectly suited to a building where nothing is painted, and everything is raw conical shape effectively directs the light downwards and ensures that the pendant illuminates the space and the exhibits without disturbing the dramatic effect of the

In addition to the functional and technical requirements, to create a fixture that harmonizes with the museum’s simple design idiom and execution in pure materials such as concrete, glass, and steel. Everything is stripped down to the basics with

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absolutely no decoration and this also needed to apply to the lamp. Therefore, they developed an LED fixture in a tight conical shape in galvanized zinc, which is perfectly suited to a building where nothing is painted, and everything is raw Museum Sunken into the Danish Coast, 2017)and naked and honest(BIG Expands WWII Bunker to Form TIRPITZ, a “hidden”

INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY # O3

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Ewha Campus Complex (ECC) is a campus building designed by Dominique Perrault, the same French architect who have designed the famous French National Library. Forming a gentle slope, the building has is a unique form of structure that surrounds a longcentralized passageway. It even went to win the Seoul Architecture Awards back in 2008. Once holding the campus track field, the ECC site now holds an eco-friendly campus complex which stays cool during the summer and warm during the winter. Even more beautiful at night, ECC also houses study halls, lecture halls, exhibition halls, a bookstore, and many other school facilities within its walls. The Sports Strip, like the Valley, is many things at once. It is a new gateway to the Ewha campus, a place for daily sports activities, a ground for the special yearly festivals and celebrations, and an area which truly brings together the university and the city. It is most importantly a place for all, animated all year long. Like a horizontal billboard, the sports strip presents the life of the university to the inhabitants of Shinchon, and viceversa. Once through the sports strip,