museum of fine arts, houston expansion by steven holl architects original content jan 15, 2015 museum of fine arts, houston expansion by steven holl architects top image: aerial night view of the fayez s. sarofim campus, with the nancy and rich kinder building and the glassell school of art all images courtesy of steven holl architects beginning this summer, the museum of fine arts, houston, starts its transformation with a new master plan: two new buildings, designed by steven holl architects; a new conservation center, designed by lake|flato architects; and a landscape plan that knits together a century’s worth of signature architectural structures. steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_02 view of the campus from the glassell school of art’s rooftop garden courtesy of steven holl architects the fayez s. sarofim campus redesign by steven holl architects construction starts 2015-2019 encompassing 14 acres in the heart of houston’s museum district, the museum of fine arts, houston’s campus redevelopment will be a major contribution to the city’s efforts in improving the pedestrian experience of houston. with an array of public plazas, reflecting pools, and gardens, as well as improved sidewalks, street lighting, and way-finding, the fayez s. sarofim campus provides an active setting for three significant new structures: • an 80,000-square-foot home for the glassell school of art • a 164,000-square-foot-building for 20th- and 21st-century art: the nancy and rich kinder building • a state-of-the-art conservation center: the sarah campbell blaffer foundation center for conservation • two underground parking garages • two new, dedicated tunnels between the nancy and rich kinder building to the caroline wiess law building, and the glassell school of art to the kinder building steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_03 watercolor by steven holl showing his vision for the new MFAH campus steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_04 view of the nancy and rich kinder building entrance looking north on main street courtesy of steven holl architects the nancy and rich kinder building| designed by steven holl architects construction takes place 2017–2019 the largely translucent and transparent nancy and rich kinder building, dedicated to art after 1900, will stand in complementary contrast to the ludwig mies van der rohe-designed caroline wiess law building (1958/74) and stone façade of rafael moneo’s audrey jones beck building (2000). the exhibition building will be sited adjacent to the isamu noguchi–designed lillie and hugh roy cullen sculpture garden and across bissonnet from the law building. • punctuated by seven vertical gardens with reflecting pools at ground level • gathered under a ‘luminous canopy’ roof, its concave curves in deliberate reference to the billowing clouds that fill the ‘big sky’ of texas • two floors and 54,000 square feet of galleries circling a three-level atrium space, with the distinctive roof allowing natural light to flood the central spaces • addition of the 202-seat lynn and oscar wyatt theater, a restaurant, a café, and meeting rooms steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_05 view of kinder foundation gallery building restaurant entrance from lillie and hugh roy cullen sculpture garden courtesy of steven holl architects steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_06 nancy and rich kinder building, entrance lobby courtesy of steven holl architects steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_07 nancy and rich kinder building, second floor forum gallery courtesy of steven holl architects steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_08 steven holl architects, luminous canopy of the nancy and rich kinder building, watercolor steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_09 view of the glassell school of art façade from the brown foundation, inc. plaza courtesy of steven holl architects the glassell school of art & the brown foundation, inc., plaza designed by steven holl architects construction takes place summer 2015–2017 the L-shaped glassell school of art building, constructed from a series of sandblasted, pre-cast concrete panels in a rhythm of verticals and slight angles, replaces the school’s existing, 35-year-old building. • campus landscape is extended to the roof, with a stepped amphitheater leading up to a walkable, trellised roof garden • connects to the new brown foundation, inc., plaza and provides ample outdoor space for programs and performances • natural light in every studio • a street-level café and art supply store for students and the public • for the first time, all glassell school of art audiences are served under one roof, since the new building houses junior school and studio school students, as well as core program residents steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_10 glassell school of art lobby, interior steps courtesy of steven holl architects steven_holl_houston_museum-of-fine-arts_11 steven holl architects, glassell school of art watercolor courtesy of steven holl architects 22f5f05af988d554cb02e8454d9e73e5 the sarah campbell blaffer foundation center for conservation image courtesy of lake|flato architects the sarah campbell blaffer foundation center for conservation designed by lake|flato architects construction takes place 2016–2017 anchoring the eastern perimeter of the MFAH campus, constructed on top of the existing parking garage, will be the sarah campbell blaffer foundation center for conservation—a glass rooftop structure that will house state-of-the art conservation labs and studios. • passersby will be able to glimpse the activity inside from the sidewalk below • café installed on the ground level • brings the museum’s conservation team together under one roof and in close proximity to the museum for the first time
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