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Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
- Area: 2800 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Laurian Ghinitoiu, Rasmus Hjortshøj - COAST, Mike Bink, Frederik Lyng, Colin Seymour
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Manufacturers: Louis Poulsen, Ideal Work, Roblon
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Text description provided by the architects. 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.
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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.
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Upon arrival, visitors will first see the bunker until 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.
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The courtyard allows access into the four underground gallery spaces that have an abundance of daylight even though they are literally carved into the sand.
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The exhibitions, designed by Dutch agency Tinker Imagineers, showcase permanent and temporary themed experiences that ground the tale of an impressive war machine.
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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.
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