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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum in Førde, Norway by C.F. Møller ArchitectsSeptember 14th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Anne Krull The small Norwegian town of Førde draws its qualities from its interaction with the surrounding mountains, which are visible everywhere, and from Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland, which lies in close proximity to the town.  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects
 Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects The town’s new museum, Sogn & Fjordane Kunstmuseum also draws upon the distinctive landscape for its architectural expression: the museum lies like a crystal-clear block of ice that has slid down from the surrounding mountains.  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects The crystalline form provides an asymmetrical plan solution, with varying displacements in the facade. The facade is clad in white glass with a network of angled lines, reminiscent of the fracture lines in ice. This network also defines the irregular window apertures. In the evening these lines are illuminated, so that the museum lies like a sparkling block in the middle of the town’s darkness.  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects Inside, visitors move upwards through the museum’s four floors of exhibition space, and at the top a panoramic view of the mountains can be enjoyed from a roof terrace that can also function as an exhibition space or stage.  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects C.F. Møller Architects were also responsible for the design of the SEIF office building which is the museum’s closest neighbor, and for a residential complex on the same site which is presently under construction.  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects  Image Courtesy C.F. Møller Architects
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