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This five-pane glass display uses glass with edges tapered to 0.5 mm or less, forming crisp angles for a sharp, clean look. The seam between the glass and the aluminum panel is free of differences in level, creating the impression of a simple cube. The case's mechanical elements, such as the seismic isolation system and the moving parts for placing and removing exhibits, are so cleverly hidden that even professional handlers of museum pieces cannot discern their structure.

Since its establishment in 1961, the Suntory Museum of Art has striven to acquire and exhibit a collection focused on Japanese aesthetics, with a view to capturing the beauty in everyday life. Even the spaces in which these works are exhibited draw on traditional Japanese beauty and harmony.
The museum was designed in its entirety by Kengo Kuma. Every week from the start of the museum relocation project (relocation to its current Tokyo Midtown location) to its reopening in March this year, representatives from the design office and Kokuyo Co., Ltd., curators, and others met and extensively discussed how to create the ideal museum from each point of view. The result is the birth of a museum that enjoys the effusive praise of the artistic community. The Museum's Roppongi location ensures a steady stream of visitors from all over the world, who are often heard to gasp when they view these uniquely Japanese treasures.