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Architect: Tadao Ando

Year(s) of construction: 1991-1994

Land Area: 5,925 m2

Floor Area: 3,407 m2

Location: Osaka, Japan

The region-Chikatsu Asuka was the scene of the events that have marked the earliest period of Japanese

history. They were discovered more than two hundred burial mounds including four imperial tombs.

The museum stands in the middle of the tombs dating from the centuries II to VII, and is dedicated to

culture Kofun as evidence of major historical events.Materials

Concrete was used in general for the granite staircase and wood floors.

Structure

Reinforced Concrete.

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its

necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In

addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work. De Stijl expanded the ideas that could

be expressed by using basic elements such as lines and planes organized in very particular manners.

Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe adopted the motto "Less is more" to describe his aesthetic tactic of arranging the

numerous necessary components of a building to create an impression of extreme simplicity, by enlisting every element and

detail to serve multiple visual and functional purposes (such as designing a floor to also serve as the radiator, or a massive

fireplace to also house the bathroom). DesignerBuckminster Fuller adopted the engineer's goal of "Doing more with less", but

his concerns were oriented towards technology and engineering rather than aesthetics. A similar sentiment was industrial

designer Dieter Rams' motto, "Less but better" adapted from Mies. The structure uses relatively simple elegant designs;

ornamentations are quality rather than quantity.The structure's beauty is also determined by playing with lighting, using the

basic geometric shapes as outlines, using only a single shape or a small number of like shapes for components for design

unity, using tasteful non-fussy bright color combinations, usually natural textures and colors, and clean and fine finishes.

Using sometimes the beauty of natural patterns on stone cladding and real wood encapsulated within ordered simplified

structures, and real metal producing a simplified but prestigious architecture and interior design. May use color brightness

balance and contrast between surface colors to improve visual aesthetics. The structure would usually have industrial and

space age style utilities (lamps, stoves, stairs, technology, etc.), neat and straight components (like walls or stairs) that appear

to be machined with equipment, flat or nearly flat roofs, pleasing negative spaces, and large windows to let in lots of sunlight.

This and science fiction may have contributed to the late twentieth century futuristic architecture design, and modern home

decor. Modern minimalist home architecture with its unnecessary internal walls removed probably have led to the popularity of

the open plan kitchen and living room style.

Another modern designer who exemplifies reductivist ideas is Luis Barragán. In minimalism, the architectural designers pay

special attention to the connection between perfect planes, elegant lighting, and careful consideration of the void spaces left

by the removal of three-dimensional shapes from an architectural design. The more attractive looking minimalist home

designs are not truly minimalist, because these use more expensive building materials and finishes, and are relatively larger.

The Parc de la Villette is one of the largest parks in Paris, located at the northeastern edge of

the 19th arrondissement. The park houses one of the largest concentration of cultural venues in

Paris.

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