Architect:

Peter Salter

Completion:

1993

Description:

Inami, a small town in the Toyama prefecture, is anchored by a celebrated Buddhist temple precinct, a strong reason for the town's craft industry of woodworking. This museum, also known as the Inami Wood Carving Composite Hall, is located northeast of that precinct on the eastern edge of the town. The project is a reinterpretation of Japanese architecture and craft by the British Salter. Its U-shaped configuration creates an internal courtyard. Outside the building is concrete and metal, but the wood frames and screens hint at the wood structure and surfaces that define the inside. It's a traditional yet idiosyncratic design anchored by a corner tower reminiscent of Salter's Mountain Pavilion also in Toyama.

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Address:

733 Kitagawa

Inami, Toyama, Japan

Map/Directions/Info:

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Bus: 55 minutes to Inami, Shogawa from JR Takaoka Station. Get off at Ima-machi bus stop and walk 10 minutes.

Driving: 15 minutes by car from Hokuriku Expressway Tonami I.C.

Other buildings by architect:

Mountain Pavilion

Links:

Inami Wood Carving Composite Hall

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