Quilting (nubi in Korean) is a handcraft technique in which individual pieces are grouped and brought together into a harmonious whole. In a similar way, a museum is built and designed as countless programs resonate with one another in harmony, much like a quilt. The artifacts displayed in the museum play the role of small fabric pieces in a quilt, and the museum, by protecting and preserving these pieces, stitches them together into a single large picture. 

The Museum of Norway in Oslo project demonstrates how two somewhat disparate programs — government offices and a museum — can be “stitched together” from an urban perspective. A promenade and a central plaza bind together different functions, users, and time frames, serving as spaces where people from different environments meet, interact, and come into harmony.