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The origin of this museum is the transformation of the traditional country residence of the collector and businessman Knud Jensen. The work of musealization of the old house, with its subsequent extensions, began in 1956 on this privileged plot with views of the Baltic and surrounded by dense foliage, providing the site with a location that is as demanding as it is rich in opportunities, in which an attempt is made fulfill the museographic program without disturbing the landscape. After several transformations over time (1958, 1966, 1971,1976, 1981), which organism that needs to evolve and grow, acquired the form it currently has.


The volumes resulting from the work carried out are articulated by stretching, breaking and rotating so that the museum blends in with the environment. The paths of both wings run like a symphony until they end in front of the sea and the beach, with exhibition halls, concert auditoriums, graphic galleries, multifunctional rooms, meeting rooms and all the appropriate functions to maintain and develop the program. Blonde wood, design, furniture, relationship with the landscape, stairs, use of light, classicism, Nordic tradition... Regardless of the content, in the continent and material aspect of its architecture, influences from Wright, Aalto, Mies Van der Rohe and traditional Japanese architecture can be observed.


The museum shares the idea of using forms of dematerialization, fighting to dilute, disappear, through transparent boxes and camouflaged buildings in the middle of the natural landscape, being one of the most successful museum examples carried out with this trend.


Teresa NOVA


 

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