V&A Dundee
Dundee, Scotland
Kengo Kuma
The new V&A Dundee museum faces the River Tay which flows south of Dundee. The building projects out over the water, offering a new type of architecture that blends into the natural environment and surrounding landscape.
V&A Dundee is Scotland’s premier design museum, dedicated to creativity and offers fascinating exhibitions.
The museum comprises galleries, offices, a restaurant, shops and a café. Sébastien Jouan was responsible for the acoustics of the project (room acoustics, building acoustics and noise and vibration control from building services).
Architects: Kengo Kuma
Acoustic Design: Arup
Role of Sébastien Jouan: Arup Project Manager until the end of the Schematic Design
Arup Team: Sébastien Jouan, Stephanie Harper, Oliver Atack
Budget: £80m (€96m)
Delivery: 2018
