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Sphere: Columbus is a spherical building, half above ground and half underground. The lower half acco

Integration of pubic space: The public walkways crossing through Museumplein Limburg firmly embed the

Excavated landscape: The new sunken museum square forms the heart of Museumplein Limburg. It extends

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Trinity of museums: Museumplein Limburg creates a trinity of complimentary museums: Continium, Cube a

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Cube’s structure consists of prefab concrete elements which are exposed on the inside. Their unfinish

Columbus’ cupola is made of two shells of shotcrete. The concrete was sprayed on a permanent geodesic

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The combination of public space and public transport with the museum district fits perfectly with the

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A large part of the 7500m2 new program is located underground. By extending the sunken square (the be

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Cube: Cube, the design museum, is truly a cube of 21x21x21 meters. A glass plinth creates the illusio

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The bridge-like structure of the beam allows for maximum transparency between the public walkway on g