MANISH PAKUR

MUSEUM DESIGN
SWOJAL MAHARJAN
MANISH ACHARYA
SANJEEV ACHARYA
SUSANT SAPKOTA
SANJEEV DAHAL

LITERATURE REVIEW:
WHAT IS A MUSEUM? TYPES OF MUSEUM: COMMUNICATION AND DISPLAY: LANDSCAPING:
• A public, non-profit institution that collects, conserves, researches, communicates, • Art museum
and shows the tangible and intangible legacy of humanity and its environment for the • Natural history museum HOW THE EXHIBITS ARE DISPLAYED AND COMMUNICATED ?
purposes of education, study, and enjoyment. • Military and war museum FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DESIGN, "LANDSCAPE", WHICH IS
HOW WILL THE STAFF COMMUNICATE THE COLLECTIONS TO THE
• A museum is a structure or organization that houses and exhibits a collection of arti • Science museum DESIGNED THROUGH HUMAN BRAIN CREATIVITY, IS A VISUAL
VISITORS?
facts and other items of aesthetic, cultural, historical, or scientific significance. • Heritage museum ATTRACTION FOR PEOPLE TO WATCH AND ENJOY.
• museum can be source of entertainment, • Architecture museum WHAT DO THE VISITORS WANT TO SEE?
LANDSCAPE DESIGN HELPS TO CREATE A COMFORTABLE, RE-
• It can also be used to gauge the cultural and economic health of the city, • Design museum
• GRAPHIC DISPLAY LAXING, RESTING AND PLEASANT LANDSCAPE ENVIRON-
• Also might be seen as a way to educate the public. MENT.
• Museums are, above all, storehouses of knowledge. • VIDEO AND SOUND
• THEATRE FUNCTIONS:

HISTORY OF MUSEUM: PURPOSE OF MUSEUM: • VIDEO • BEAUTIFICATION

STATIC OBJECTS • LEISURE AND RELAXATION

ANCIENT HISTORY: •

• Ancient Greeks and Romans collected and displayed art and objects but perceived mu • TACTILE OBJECTS • ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION
seums differently from modern day views.
• INTERACTIVE COMPUTER
• museums were the temples and their precincts which housed collections of votive of
ferings. • ANIMATRONICS
• Paintings and sculptures were displayed in gardens, forums, theaters, and bathhouses.
• RECONSTRUCTION
• In the ancient past there was little differentiation between libraries and museums with
both occupying the building and were frequently connected to a temple or royal palace. • WORKING ENVIRONMENTS AND MORE
• The museum of Alexandria is believed to be one of the oldest museums in the world.
While it is connected to the library of alexandria it is still not clear if the museum was
a different building or a part of the library complex
EARLY HISTORY:
• Early museums began as the private collections of wealthy individuals, families or insti-
tutions of art and rare or curious natural objects and artifacts.
These were often displayed in so-called "wonder rooms" or cabinets of curiosities
• These contemporary museums first emerged in western Europe, then spread into other
parts of the world.
• Collectors and naturalist who had eager interest displayed their findings in those mu-
seum.
• The first "public" museums were often accessible only by the middle and upper classes.
It could be difficult to gain entrance. When the British Museum opened to the public in
1759, it was a concern that large crowds could damage the artifacts.
• Prospective visitors to the British Museum had to apply in writing for admission, and
small groups were allowed into the galleries each day

INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY:

The museum spaces are composed of a series of circular forms
H.C. ANDERSEN HUS MUSEUM that are tangent to each other like a chain. They are organized in
a non-hierarchical, non-centric manner.
• Location: Odense, Denmark
The continuous curve linear green wall expands and traces the
• Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
underground space structure and defines the garden and paths
• Area : 5600 m²
above ground. It meanders and weaves in and out, above and un-
• Year : 2022
der the ground throughout the site.
• Engineering Design : Søren Jensen Engineering Consultants A/S
In the sequence of intertwined spaces, visitors will find them-
Andersen Museum, the garden and cultural center in the heart of selves in between outside and inside as the green wall appears
the city where Andersen was born. The newly opened ‘H.C. Andersen
Hus Museum’ thus introduces a ‘fantasy world’ to Odense in cele- and disappears.
bration of the 1805-born author. The site is located in between the
residential area with small traditional wooden houses from the
middle age and the newly developed urban area in Odense.

The museum form, space and circulation takes in-

The enchanting garden above ground is composed of a curve
spiration from the author’s fairytales. The muse-
linear hedge that traces the exhibition spaces belowground.
um takes shape as a cluster of curving volumes,
The meandering paths through the garden area are to be expe-
organized to create a garden labyrinth. The sto-
rienced as the extension of the museum.
ries to be told here are not only in written form,
but it is to be experienced and sensed through The exhibition spaces are planned underground.
physical spaces in the museum and in the garden. The round pavilions are cast on site up to nine meters in diame-
The architectural design of the museum reflect ter and will form the framework for the shop, workshop and
the essence of his work in architectural and café.
landscape form.
NATIONAL CASE STUDY: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY:
MILITARY MUSEUM: KIMBELL ART MUSEUM
• Location: Chhauni,Swayambhunath
• Orientation : Opposite of National Museum The kimbell art museum designed by Louis I. Kahn
• Coordinates : 27.7056°N 85.2890°E at fort worth , Texas
The Nepalese army constructed in December 2000, and it was formally inaugurated in Ju-
ly 2005. The museum is still under construction, and the army is working to expand it.
The museum has Nepal's first Rolls-Royce, which was given to the country by Queen Eliza-
beth II, as well as a Sky van transport plane. there are infinite murals of carnage and
mayhem representing Nepali conflicts throughout the years. The museum also features a
diverse collection of antiques, history of the Nepali army, and objects that show the
sacrifice, commitment, and loyalty of the army to the nation.

OUTDOOR EXHIBITS
The museum is composed with 16 barrel cycloid vault. Each vault
100’ long, 20’ high and 20’ wide.
MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE: The Vaults are grouped into three wing; Central wing has 4 vaults
The museum is composed of a single building of double storey with the western one open as entrance.
The plan of the building is Elliptical shape like a football ground The museum has 3 floor plan.
It consists of open space in middle
The central mass is recessed to serve visitors as an important pub-
Fountain present on entry
lic space to enter the museum.
The pyramidal porch is on Eastward SMARAK PARK
LIGHTING:
Natural (minimal ) and artificial lighting both are
used.
Fluorescent bulbs, LED lights were used as arti-
ficial lighting.
Showcase lighting were of illumination 40 - 50
lux.
Avoiding glare is must in museum.
Glares could be observed.
Except some exhibits, thematic lighting was bare-
ly taken into consideration.

NATIONAL CASE STUDY: SITE ANALYSIS:

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: • Location: Manohara, Madhyapur Thimi.
• Latitude: 27°40’32.85” N
• Longitude: 85°21’22.70” E
• Altitude: 1330 M
• Landmarks: Shree Krishna Sadanam, Siddhartha Petrol Pump
• Site Area: 13892.67 sq m (27 ropanis).
• Access: Direct access from Arniko highway and lies 4 km away from the in-
ternational airport.

• Situated at the hills of swoyambhu in 1975

• It has collected 50000 species after
it’s establishment

One of the unique feature of this musuem is the long ramp The rooms next to the huge
from the entry gate to the musuem with garden on each side corridor is basically a room
of the ramp. provided to store a certain
Ticket counter is accessible from the outside from where we type of species only.
buy tickets and enter through the door next to it . Then we Since the musuem building
reach the long corridor space which is in rectangular space wasn’t made for the sole pur-
with 9 rooms next to the long corridor space each attached pose of building a museum the
to the next one. space inside wasn’t enough at
One of the interesting factor of this museum is that the all.
building was once a hostel which was later turned into a The circulating space was
musuem. Because of this reason most of the design Guide- barely enough for a single
lines haven’t beem followed in this Musuem. person to pass through.