Philadelphia Art Museum

Philadelphia, PA

When designing this museum, it was about form finding through different means of operations and assesing certain pattern and edge conditions that gave the project depth and striking charactersitics. After that, function would be implemented into the space to help develop an understanding of flow and language between the exterior and interior, as well as to see how this project could come into existence. Material was then applied to bring the structure into context with its surrounding. Light stone massing was used to help connect the structure with surrounding government buildings and U-shaped roof tiles builds connections with the residents of Philadelphia as it is a commonly found throughout the area.

Upon breaking this project down to sections, the interior is defined by the vaulted ceilings which was derived from a boolean shape used on the exterior of the Museum’s form. This helps layout a path for visitors as they walk through these hallways as they can either choose to stay on the linear vaulted path, or walk down another intersecting path.

Tectonic Feature (Additive): Wood Dowels