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Exterior view of the Nezu Museum, showing the low eaves and bamboo-lined approach in Tokyo.
Nezu Museum

2009 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Nezu Museum exterior view

Exterior view of the Nezu Museum in Tokyo.

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Nezu Museum

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · Exact work coordinates

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Nezu MuseumNezu Museum

2009 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Louis I. KahnLouis I. Kahn

1947-1974 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20091947-1974
PlaceTokyo, Tokyo, JapanPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place contextTokyo, Tokyo, JapanRepresentative site: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
Climate16°C · 13.3h daylight · 9 km/h wind1°C · 13.5h daylight · 8 km/h wind · via University of Pennsylvania
FocusMuseum12 works in corpus
Architects
  • Kengo Kuma
  • Louis Kahn
  • Louis Kahn
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Kengo Kuma & Associates

Notable works

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Salk Institute
  • Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
  • Yale Center for British Art
Typologies
  • museum
  • cultural building
  • landscape
  • education
  • campus building
  • institutional building
  • research campus
  • laboratory
  • parliament
  • civic building
  • government building
Materials
  • bamboo
  • wood
  • glass
  • concrete
  • teak
  • travertine
  • marble
  • aluminum
  • brick
  • steel
  • timber
Carbon signals

Bamboo and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Bamboo
  • Glass

Aluminum, Concrete, and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Steel
Lower-carbon levers
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible8 of 8 recorded works are publicly accessible
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