HARA DESIGN INSTITUTE

This art museum is attached to corporate lodging facilities in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture. Kengo Kuma's architecture presents Japanese construction materials that naturally blend into the landscape of Yufuin and a minimalist space that unites perfectly with contemporary art. Kuma perceived a need for a straightforward design that allows lodgers to feel comfortable in this atmosphere and identify with the materials naturally, in conjunction with a basso continuo of modernity that rises through the project.