H.C. Andersen's House of Fairy Tale, the museum designed by Kengo Kuma

Kengo Kuma signs the project dedicated to the museum on fairy tales by the Danish writer Andersen

Kengo Kuma was born in Yokohama in 1954. After graduating in Architecture from the University of Tokyo he established his own office "Kengo Kuma & Associates". Over the years he has become one of the protagonists of modern architecture realizing buildings and designing projects of diverse type and scale throughout the world. His latest project, which will be built by 2020 is the "H.C. Andersen's House of Fairy Tale ", dedicated to the famous Danish writer.

Totally made of wood and glass, the project will be located in Odense, the artist's hometown, and will have an area of over 9000 square metres. Most part of the structure will be established underground to create settings and landscape architectures, which will rise above the museum, in order to recreate the worlds described by the writer in his stories. The two areas will be envisaged as an interconnected whole, a meeting point of two worlds, as often happens in fairy tales.

A fairytale museum in the center of Odense, Denmark

Among lakes, forest corners, labyrinths and underwater environments; from the Little Mermaid to the Little Match Girl, from Tom Thumb to the Steadfast Tin Soldier, you can immerse yourself in Andersen's stories, reliving the stories that have characterized them in magical environments, buildings and exhibition spaces. Those who will walk in Odense  city center, will have then the feeling of being in another world, out of time and real world, between wood constructions and enchanted oasis  directly emerging  from Andersen's pages and creating mystery and adventure.

Kengo Kuma has therefore created a magical place for the children to play and a unique  opportunity for nostalgic adults to return to childhood.