Jí Architects Extends Tsenpo Museum With Floating Glass Box Overlooking Snow Mountains

Jí Architects Extends Tsenpo Museum With Floating Glass Box Overlooking Snow Mountains

Jí Architects has extended the Tsenpo Museum with a floating glass box to accommodate the musuem’s exhibition and cultural facilities in Yushu, China.

Named Expansion of Tsenpo Museum, the 800-square-metre museum was expanded with an additional space covering 500-square-metre area, which was commissioned by the Tsenpo Museum.

The museum’s main volume, modeled after Yumbu Lakhang Palace of the first King of Tibet during the Tubo period and constructed by piling one stone on another with the craftsmanship of Shannan, Tibet. It stands as the visual center of the entire architectural complex of Tsenpo Museum. Most of the exhibitions are Buddha statues, thangkas, and Tibetan folkloric articles.

In the south of the museum, there are various kinds of supporting facilities, including guest rooms, canteen, kitchen

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