Based on the analysis of a number of the newest museums and museum complexes, one of the most striking and significant architectural techniques for building a daylighting system is presented, which received the name “light core” in the study. Sunlight acts as a focused, dense, and narrowly directed stream when this technique is using. The light core is the most important tool for shaping and creating a unique atmosphere of the interior space of a modern museum, especially in its public and recreational parts. On the examples of the works of T. Ando, M. Botta, D. Libeskind, R. Piano, F. Romero, as well as the architectural bureaus Ennead Architects, Perkins+Will show options for constructing and accentuating the light core in the main public spaces of the museum, as well as in the exhibition halls.
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