Sengukan Museum.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1526 en-us Architect Akira Kuryu collaborates with lighting firm to showcase displays from Japan's most sacred sanctuaries.

]]> 1405-sengukan-museum-a-kuryu-architect-and-associates.asp Fri, 16 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7695-sengukan-museum-by-akira-kuryu-architect-associates-and-lighting-planners-associates Lit primarily from within, the Sengukan Museum glows like a paper lantern.   Photo © Toshio Kaneko Sengukan Museum Inside the reception area, spotlights call attention to the tobira doors, while cove lights illuminate the pitched ceiling.   Photo © Toshio Kaneko Sengukan Museum In the main gallery, a split-level floor accommodates two large models: a 1:20 recreation of the entire Geku precinct and a 1:4 version of the Geku shrine itself.   Photo © Toshio Kaneko Sengukan Museum North and south display corridors, with differing daylight exposures, wrap the central exhibition halls. On the north side, a low window (a jimado) —beneath wall displays like the realistic landscape here—hugs the floor, revealing white pebbles outside.   Photo © Toshio Kaneko