Melchisedeck
November 9th, 2005, 03:31 PM
(Designed by Renzo Piano)
The initial brief for the project was, first to expand gallery space of the Museum to house its growing collection of art that has increased dramatically throughout the years (only 3% of it can be currently shown at a time).
However, a master plan was developed for the whole site, in order to create an aesthetically coherent relationship between the buildings, with an urban strategy which is to create a series of European-like piazzas streets and gardens, that unite the complex together: this will provide a vibrant spot where people will gather after a concert, or an exhibition.
In order to maintain a human scale with the rest of the campus, three different buildings will be built to extend to the existing museum: a main pavilion, a building for special collections and an administrative building. Their facades will be cladded in panels of off-white alluminium. They will act as a uniting element of the complex and complement with the white enamel cladding of the Meier building.
Once more, illumination of the museum galleries with natural light will be provided by a special roof structure: 1,000 light “scoops” will capture northern light and filter it into the top-floor galleries.
The current residence hall of the College of Art will be demolished to leave room for the museum extension, and will subsequently be replaced by a new residence building, along with a new sculpture studio. This building will maintain the same scale of the new museum’s pavilions, and will be cladded with a silvery marmorino, in order to tie in with the adjacent Memorial Arts building.
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My blog: http://tempiovespasiano.blogspot.com/
The initial brief for the project was, first to expand gallery space of the Museum to house its growing collection of art that has increased dramatically throughout the years (only 3% of it can be currently shown at a time).
However, a master plan was developed for the whole site, in order to create an aesthetically coherent relationship between the buildings, with an urban strategy which is to create a series of European-like piazzas streets and gardens, that unite the complex together: this will provide a vibrant spot where people will gather after a concert, or an exhibition.
In order to maintain a human scale with the rest of the campus, three different buildings will be built to extend to the existing museum: a main pavilion, a building for special collections and an administrative building. Their facades will be cladded in panels of off-white alluminium. They will act as a uniting element of the complex and complement with the white enamel cladding of the Meier building.
Once more, illumination of the museum galleries with natural light will be provided by a special roof structure: 1,000 light “scoops” will capture northern light and filter it into the top-floor galleries.
The current residence hall of the College of Art will be demolished to leave room for the museum extension, and will subsequently be replaced by a new residence building, along with a new sculpture studio. This building will maintain the same scale of the new museum’s pavilions, and will be cladded with a silvery marmorino, in order to tie in with the adjacent Memorial Arts building.
http://www.calendarlive.com/media/photo/2005-11/20386777.gif
http://www.calendarlive.com/media/photo/2005-11/20386784.gif
http://www.calendarlive.com/media/photo/2005-11/20386780.gifù
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/00/90/67/image_1567900.jpg
http://194.185.232.3/works/060/pictures/07big.jpg
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My blog: http://tempiovespasiano.blogspot.com/