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    The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. It opened in 1997 and is located on the banks of the Nervión River. The swirling, complex forms of the building were intended to give it a strong identity and revitalize the city by attracting visitors. The museum houses collections of modern and contemporary art.

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    The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. It opened in 1997 and is located on the banks of the Nervión River. The swirling, complex forms of the building were intended to give it a strong identity and revitalize the city by attracting visitors. The museum houses collections of modern and contemporary art.

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    The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. It opened in 1997 and is located on the banks of the Nervión River. The swirling, complex forms of the building were intended to give it a strong identity and revitalize the city by attracting visitors. The museum houses collections of modern and contemporary art.

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    THE GUGGENHEIM

    MUSEUM BILBAO.
    BILBAO, SPAIN.
    AR.FRANK O. GEHRY.
    CASE STUDY BY STUTI KALA
    (T.Y. B.ARCH)



    The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is
    a museum of modern and
    contemporary art, designed by
    Canadian-American architect Frank
    Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque
    Country, Spain. The Museum was
    inaugurated in 1997. Set on the edge
    of the Nervin River in Bilbao , Spain,
    the Guggenheim Museum is a fusion
    of complex , swirling forms.
    The object was to design a building
    with a strong identity. The museum
    had to make the citizens take their
    city back, which was once a port city
    that had seen better days. Its
    factories and shipyards were closing
    one after the other. The museum had
    to be a monument, which would
    1.
    2.
    3. 4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.
    1. View of the museum from the river
    at night.
    1. 2. The museum is in centre of a geo-
    cultural triangle, between The city
    museum, The university and the
    opera house (from L-R).
    2. 3,4,5. The different volumes when
    separated form varied shaped,
    (3)There is a metal flower with silver
    petals,(4) A cruise liner and (5) A fish
    ZERO ESPAZIOA

    PARMANENT COLLECTION

    THE MATTER OF TIME
    EXHIBITION





    TEMPORARY
    EXHIBITIONS




    9.


    TERRACE
    Covered by a
    grand canopy
    24m high
    used as en
    exhibition
    space and
    terrace.( Left).
    MAIN
    ENTRANCE :
    Building is
    INTERIORS
    THE ATRIUM-As you enter, you
    see an atrium which is truly
    the heart of the museum
    around which the various
    exhibitions are organized. It is
    crowned by a metal flower.

    THE SALVE BRIDGE-
    The bridge is
    integrated into the
    building by the means
    of a tower located at
    the end of Gallery 101
    running beneath the
    bridge.

    EXHIBITION
    GALLERIES
    The museum has
    twenty exhibition
    galleries, some of
    them with regular
    proportions and
    others with
    curved shapes.
    GALLERY 101 - Is
    a large gallery
    has a series of
    arches which is
    entirely column
    free
    AUDITORIUM-
    Easily accessible
    from the hall,
    host conference
    and other event.
    (right) LIBRARY-
    Its holding
    ZERO ESPAZIOA A new
    visitor orientation space
    near reception desk.
    (up)
    BISTRO GUGGENHEIM
    EXTERIORS
    THE ATRIUM-As you enter, you
    see an atrium which is truly
    the heart of the museum
    around which the various
    exhibitions are organized. It is
    crowned by a metal flower.

    THE TRAMWAY CROSSING-
    In the route through the
    city, the tramway passes
    underneath the museum.
    The office building is
    located above it in blue .

    THE ENTRANCE
    PLAZA The plaza
    connects the
    museum to the city
    and organizes the
    transit of pedestrians
    and visitors.(up)
    Secondary staircase
    connecting the plaza to the
    access from the estuary
    (down)

    CIRCULATION
    SPACES
    The building has 4 ways to be
    accessed:
    1-the main entrance is from the
    plaza 2- The stairs that connect the
    plaza to the lower floor. 3- Access
    from the estuary. 4- Access from
    the foot bridge.

    Horizontal circulation in
    the Building
    Vertical Circulation by
    Elevators and stairs.

    TITANIUM SURFACES
    Different materials for different shapes
    have been used. The cladding of the
    classic galleries is in stone square or
    rectangular. The buildings curved
    volumes are covered with thin titanium
    panels. Titanium gives the building its
    identity, a skin comprising of 24,000
    sq.m of metal plates. The repetition of
    sheets folded emphasizes the
    movement
    Three floors are also
    connected by
    staircases( down left)
    The floors are
    connected with
    panoramic glass and
    titanium elevators.
    (down)

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