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Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeLocated on the site of a formerly abandoned dock in Antwerp, the <a title="Antwerp’s MAS Museum Boasts Astonishing City Views From Its Corrugated Glass Curtains " href="http://www.mas.be/min.net?id=3080206" target="_blank">MAS Museum</a> is an impressive daylit building that rises 200 feet above the ground. Dutch architects <a title="Antwerp’s MAS Museum Boasts Astonishing City Views From Its Corrugated Glass Curtains " href="http://www.neutelings-riedijk.com/index.php?id=40,292,0,0,1,0" target="_blank">Neutelings Riedijk</a> designed the checkered red stone tower with undulating glass curtains that provide picturesque views of the historic city.1
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeAntwerp’s MAS Museum opened its doors back in May 2011.2
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeIts name stands for Museum Aan de Stroom, which means Museum on the River.3
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeEach level of the building’s ten-story is twisted 90 degrees to form a giant spiral that seems to be scraping the sky.4
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeThe architectural concept was to emphasize the heaviness of the city’s bast history with the stone and to match the red shade of some important city center buildings nearby.5
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeSo the architects decided to (strangely enough!) bring large panels of hand-cut Red Indian sandstone from Agra distributed over the façade by a computer-generated pattern.6
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeTo counterweight the heavy stone, they used thick corrugated glass that provides transparency and lightness and mind-blowing views of the city -- particularly on the corners!7
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facade3,000 recyclable aluminum hands embellish the façade, homage the story that gave the City of Antwerp its name.8
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeThe same repetitive pattern continues inside of the building, were writer and designer Tom Lanoye created beautiful poetry medallions.9
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeEach poem is an ode to the water, the city, the people and the city’s heritage, just like the museum itself.10
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeBecause comics are an integral part of Belgian culture (remember Tintin?), the MAS’ escalators are all decorated with illustrations.11
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeThe museum’s exhibition rooms are intriguing and laid with oak wood flooring and feature local and international art and ancient artifacts.12
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeBut there is a price for the ones that reach the top: Antwerp’s most astonishing views can be spotted from the open panoramic terrace!13
Neutelings Riedijk's Mas Museum in Antwerp has corrugated glass and red stone facadeIf after reading this article you have the urge to visit MAS Museum but are too far away, don’t worry, you can take their ‘live video tour’, a one of a kind glimpse to this fantastic cultural space.14
