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Materiality leads the sensory journey at a Kengo Kuma-designed museum in Seoul

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Following two years of construction, the world’s first museum dedicated to sound has opened in Seoul, South Korea. - Namsun Lee
Kengo Kuma’s forest-inspired design immerses the visitor in the sensory journey before entering the museum, with a play of shadow and light created by the vertical arrays of aluminium louvres. - Yongbaek Lee
These pipes, arranged randomly, filter natural light. - Yongbaek Lee

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11,009 sq-m

The newly opened Audeum Museum in Seoul, designed by Kengo Kuma, fosters a connection with nature through a sound-centred exhibition.

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