Shigeru Ban Architects

Aspen Art Museum

Aspen Art Museum

ASPEN ART MUSEUM

Aspen, CO, United States

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Aspen, CO, United States

TYPE
Cultural › Museum

The New Aspen Art Museum is located in the center of the high mountain town of Aspen Colorado on a prominent downtown corner site.

The three story kunsthalle provides galleries on the first two floors above ground level and on one floor below.

Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum

The third floor is a multi-function space and café.

Half of the third area is given over to an outdoor terrace with views up to the mountains.

Design features include an innovative long-span timber space-frame roof structure, woven panel façade, structural glass floors for gallery day-lighting, outdoor gallery stair which connects the site plaza to the third floor roof level, and glass elevator.

Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum


Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Art Museum


Aspen Art Museum

Shigeru Ban Architects
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Shigeru Ban Architects
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