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TEMPLE GALLERY
A.J.H.M. HAAK, 1977-1979, Rapenburg 28, Leiden
© 2006 Rook & Nagelkerke
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Lex Haak
EXTENSION:
Martien van Goor
BUILDING TYPE:
Museums and exhibition buildings
A key factor when restoring the National Museum of Antiquities was to make room for a 2000-year old Egyptian temple. To this end the museum's courtyard was given a roof and an elegant, neutral finish. Four columns support the roof which is held clear of the walls by a strip of glass. Window openings in the existing walls of the courtyard have been glazed on alternate sides of the walls to bring out their depth.