Umeå Art Museum / Henning Larsen Architects

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Umeå, Sweden
  • Architects: Henning Larsen: Henning Larsen Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  15
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Åke E:son Lindman
Umeå Art Museum / Henning Larsen Architects - Windows, Facade
© Åke E:son Lindman

Text description provided by the architects. Umeå Art Museum is located at the 15,000 m2 new Arts Campus at Umeå University in northern Sweden. The new campus also comprises the Academy of Fine Arts, the Institute of Design and the School of Architecture. The ground plan of the museum covers 500 m2, while the total gross floor area amounts to 3,500 m2. With its visible location by the river, the museum has become a landmark in the area.

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© Åke E:son Lindman

The museum comprises three exhibition halls placed on top of each other. The large, square halls are free from load-bearing structures and are supported by four legs, with one leg placed on each side of the square rooms. Around the exhibition halls, the legs create an outer, narrow gap towards the facades – a niche, which lets the cool sun and sky light pour into the space and merge with the warm artificial light. In addition to the light effect, the niches allow for natural breaks from the artistic exploring, and the higher up you go, the more you are drawn towards the view of the river, city and landscape.

Elevation

The four legs not only support the building but also serve as wells for all vertical movement: elevators, stairs, pipes and ventilation ducts. The entrance and foyer span across the three lower levels and comprise a museum shop, a children’s workshop and an auditorium. A partly triple-high room serves to connect the spaces.

Umeå Art Museum / Henning Larsen Architects - Stairs, Windows, Facade
© Åke E:son Lindman

As the other buildings at the Arts Campus, the facade features vertical louvres in Siberian larch, which supports its verticality – only broken by the large windows and the glass floor in the middle. Umeå Art Museum wishes to attract international artists. This imposes high requirements on museum safety and climate control. The museum connects to the local district heating system and features maintenance-free materials.

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Address:Umeå, Sweden

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Cite: "Umeå Art Museum / Henning Larsen Architects" 19 Dec 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/308558/umea-art-museum-henning-larsen-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

© Åke E:son Lindman

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