“Toyota City Museum” is planned to be located on the east side of the site, just like the adjacent Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, to allow for integrated site utilization. The western side of the site is designed as a continuous landscape with the art museum, serving the role of integrating the two sites. The museum is designed to connect the existing level with the second floor level of the art museum, which is about 5 meters higher, through a free zone called the “interstitial space,” linking the two levels and associating the museum with the art museum. While the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art represents a refined pinnacle of modern architecture, “Toyota City Museum” introduces a space that also addresses one of the 21st century’s most pressing issues: the environment. The “interstitial space” is constructed using locally sourced Toyota-grown Japanese cedar, and offers an open, accessible area for the community.
