THE GUGGENHEIM

MUSEUM BILBAO.
BILBAO, SPAIN.
AR.FRANK O. GEHRY.
CASE STUDY BY STUTI KALA
(T.Y. B.ARCH)



The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is
a museum of modern and
contemporary art, designed by
Canadian-American architect Frank
Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque
Country, Spain. The Museum was
inaugurated in 1997. Set on the edge
of the Nervin River in Bilbao , Spain,
the Guggenheim Museum is a fusion
of complex , swirling forms.
The object was to design a building
with a strong identity. The museum
had to make the citizens take their
city back, which was once a port city
that had seen better days. Its
factories and shipyards were closing
one after the other. The museum had
to be a monument, which would
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1. View of the museum from the river
at night.
1. 2. The museum is in centre of a geo-
cultural triangle, between The city
museum, The university and the
opera house (from L-R).
2. 3,4,5. The different volumes when
separated form varied shaped,
(3)There is a metal flower with silver
petals,(4) A cruise liner and (5) A fish
ZERO ESPAZIOA

PARMANENT COLLECTION

THE MATTER OF TIME
EXHIBITION





TEMPORARY
EXHIBITIONS




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TERRACE
Covered by a
grand canopy
24m high
used as en
exhibition
space and
terrace.( Left).
MAIN
ENTRANCE :
Building is
INTERIORS
THE ATRIUM-As you enter, you
see an atrium which is truly
the heart of the museum
around which the various
exhibitions are organized. It is
crowned by a metal flower.

THE SALVE BRIDGE-
The bridge is
integrated into the
building by the means
of a tower located at
the end of Gallery 101
running beneath the
bridge.

EXHIBITION
GALLERIES
The museum has
twenty exhibition
galleries, some of
them with regular
proportions and
others with
curved shapes.
GALLERY 101 - Is
a large gallery
has a series of
arches which is
entirely column
free
AUDITORIUM-
Easily accessible
from the hall,
host conference
and other event.
(right) LIBRARY-
Its holding
ZERO ESPAZIOA A new
visitor orientation space
near reception desk.
(up)
BISTRO GUGGENHEIM
EXTERIORS
THE ATRIUM-As you enter, you
see an atrium which is truly
the heart of the museum
around which the various
exhibitions are organized. It is
crowned by a metal flower.

THE TRAMWAY CROSSING-
In the route through the
city, the tramway passes
underneath the museum.
The office building is
located above it in blue .

THE ENTRANCE
PLAZA The plaza
connects the
museum to the city
and organizes the
transit of pedestrians
and visitors.(up)
Secondary staircase
connecting the plaza to the
access from the estuary
(down)

CIRCULATION
SPACES
The building has 4 ways to be
accessed:
1-the main entrance is from the
plaza 2- The stairs that connect the
plaza to the lower floor. 3- Access
from the estuary. 4- Access from
the foot bridge.

Horizontal circulation in
the Building
Vertical Circulation by
Elevators and stairs.

TITANIUM SURFACES
Different materials for different shapes
have been used. The cladding of the
classic galleries is in stone square or
rectangular. The buildings curved
volumes are covered with thin titanium
panels. Titanium gives the building its
identity, a skin comprising of 24,000
sq.m of metal plates. The repetition of
sheets folded emphasizes the
movement
Three floors are also
connected by
staircases( down left)
The floors are
connected with
panoramic glass and
titanium elevators.
(down)