该博物馆建在位于日本北部青森县西部的弘前市。这座城市因是日本最大的苹果生产地而闻名。

The museum has been built in Hirosaki, located in western Aomori Prefecture, Northern Japan. The city is known for being the largest producer of apples in Japan.

在设计过程中，ATTA从城市的记忆和现有的历史砖建筑中获得了灵感。第一批砖制仓库是在20世纪初（大正时期）为日本清酒酿造厂建造的。砖制酿酒厂的数量逐渐增加，但许多人开始生产苹果酒，以提高苹果的价值以及苹果农民的收入。几十年后，生产停止了，酿酒厂变成了储存仓库。ATTA在2017年通过弘前市组织的PFI竞赛获得了将仓库改造成博物馆的权利。这是该办公室在日本的第一个大型博物馆项目。

During the design process, ATTA was inspired by the memory of the city and the existing historical brick building. The first brick warehouses were built in the early 1900s (Taisho period) for Japanese sake breweries. The number of brick breweries gradually increased, but many started producing cider to improve the value of apples as well as the income of apple farmers. The production stopped after a few decades and the breweries became storage warehouses. ATTA obtained the right to renovate a warehouse into a museum through a PFI competition organized by Hirosaki City in 2017. It was the first major museum project in Japan for the office.

ATTA选择了 “连续的记忆 “这一概念来继承仓库和建筑的历史。我们的想法是通过干预和保护原有的红砖来重新确立仓库的重要性。我们去掉了旧的灰泥，露出了原来的红色砖块，并在需要的时候添加了新的匹配砖块，以便不区分新旧。为了纪念这栋建筑的历史，我们用钛合金和对角线屋顶技术设计了 “苹果酒黄金 “屋顶，以象征对以前大型苹果酒厂的记忆。在保护和改造旧砖建筑的同时，我们还加强了它的抗震性能，以防止在大规模地震中受到破坏。

ATTA chose the concept “continuous memories” to inherit the history of the warehouse and building. The idea is to re-establish the importance of the warehouse with intervention and preservation of the original red bricks. We removed the old plaster to reveal the original red-colored bricks and added new matching bricks when needed in order to not distinguish between old and new. In honor of the history of the building, we designed the “Cider Gold” roof with titanium and a diagonal roofing technique to symbolize the memory of the former large-scale cider factory. While preserving and renovating the old brick building, we also enhanced its seismic performance to prevent damage during large-scale earthquakes.

“特定场所 “和 “特定时间 “被选为体现博物馆展览空间的概念。”特定场所 “的目的是创造出与砖仓建筑互动的艺术作品，并激发新的创造力。博物馆的设计旨在保留建筑记忆，并通过艺术作品提供新的空间体验，创造新的现代工业遗产。”特定时间”，是影响展览设计的一个概念，这些展览以不同的节奏运作，并灵活使用空间。为了充分发挥砖头仓库的潜力，空间被自由和灵活地分配。为了建立年度计划，每件艺术作品、装置或展览都有不同的展示时间，从短期到长期。

“Site-specific” and “time-specific” were selected as concepts to embody the museum exhibition spaces. “Site-specific” aims to create artworks that interact with the architecture of the brick warehouse and to stimulate new creativity. The design of the museum aims to preserve the architectural memory and deliver new spatial experiences with artworks, creating a new modern industrial heritage. “Time-specific”, is a concept that influences the design of the exhibitions which operate at different rhythms, and flexible use of the space. In order to bring out the full potential of the brick warehouse, spaces are assigned freely and flexibly. To build the annual program, each artwork, installation, or exhibition is displayed for a different duration ranging from short-term to long-term.

博物馆由几个设施组成：五个展览室，包括一个15米高的画廊，一个市民画廊，和三个工作室，一个图书馆，以及一个博物馆商店和咖啡馆。被命名为 “博物馆之路 “的公共空间将引导参观者进入博物馆，发现艺术博物馆在21世纪的新角色。

The museum is composed of several facilities: five exhibition rooms including one 15m high gallery, a civic gallery, and three studios, a library, and a museum shop and café. The public space named ‘museum road’ will guide the visitors to the museum to discover the new role of the art museum in the 21st century.

Architects: Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects
Area: 3587 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Daici Ano
Manufacturers: Nabco, Sanwa, Union, Katsumata Metal Industry, LIKE Company Limited, Takayama Brick Architects Design, front
Museum Building Project Management: NTT Facilities Incorporated + NTT Facilities Tohoku Incorporated, NTT Facilities Incorporated, NTT Facilities Tohoku Incorporated
Museum Building Structure: Obayashi Corporation + Starts Cam, Obayashi Corporation, Starts Cam
Museum Building Construction: Minami Kensetsu, Starts Cam, Obayashi Corporation
Cafe & Shop Building Structure: yasuhirokaneda STRUCTURE
Museum Building Lighting: Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design
Cafe & Shop Building Lighting: Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design
Cafe & Shop Building Construction: Nishimura-Gumi
Cafe & Shop Building Project Management: Strats Cam
Architect:Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects
Concept:Tsuyoshi Tane
Project Manager:Haruki Nakayama
Project Architect:Valentino Pagani, Daisuke Maeda, Aoi Akimoto
Design Team:
Museum Building Project Representative:Starts Corporation Incorporated
Museum Management:N&A Incorporated
Museum Building Engineer:P.T. Morimura & Associates. Ltd., P.T.Morimura & Associates Limited
City:Hirosaki
Country:Japan