Scheme X Collection Center

  • East Elevation, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • South Elevation, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • First Floor Plan, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Second Floor Plan, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Third Floor Plan, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Fourth Floor Plan, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Sixth Floor Plan, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Seventh Floor Plan, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Air Diagram I: Collection Storage Support, Scheme X Collections Center.
  • Air Diagram II: Office + Rental Spaces, Scheme

The “Scheme X Collection Center” is proposed as a new 7-story building to house a major American art museum’s collection along with staff offices, conservation studios, fabrication shop, art handling & preparation spaces, photography studio, library stacks & processing, reading room, archive stacks & processing, and curatorial spaces.  (The museum’s galleries are all housed in a building that cannot be expanded). 

The facility is designed to support all “back-of house” operations of the museum.   Given the variation and complexity of these programs, special features include enhanced structural capacity, control of temperature and relative humidity, specialized exhaust systems, and a high-performance building envelope.  Every effort has been made to develop materials, assemblies, systems and finishes that are sustainable both for construction and for operation. 

Client: Anonymous
Project Team: Mandi Lew, Jessica Russell, Willem Smith-Clark (SAA); McClure Engineering Associates (MEP); Severud (Structural); Jeffrey Nash (Lighting)

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