San Antonio, Texas, United States
Jean Paul Viguier Architecture
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
This extension to the McNay Museum comprises construction of a new 4,800 sqm wing destined to temporary exhibitions.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
The new wing has two levels and by its lightness creates synergy between interior space and the sloping external garden.
Mobile screens are used inside to
structure space in the prolongation of the garden.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
Walls outside delimit terraces and ponds for artwork installations, with plantations of trees and a
sculpture garden.
The new wing features a
flat glass roof that filters daylight into interior spaces, controlling the intensity of light, which is always variable in San Antonio.
The roof extends in a wide cantilever over terraces and garden, providing shade and keeping sunlight from falling directly onto the façade.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
Materials include bronze-coloured aluminium, grey-green slate, clear glass and, inside, a parquet floor in redwood.
A new parking lot laid out at the bottom of the site, near the road, enhances the approach itinerary for visitors.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Jeff Goldberg / ESTO |
Existing facilities are renovated to facilitate display of large objects and provide spaces suitable for contemporary art installations.
The idea is to open the Museum to new exhibition processes and fill out the existing galleries.
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| site plan--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| ground floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| garden level floor plan--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| section A-A--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| section B-B--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| section D-D--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| section C-C--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
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| roof details--drawing Courtesy of Jean Paul Viguier Architecture |
The people
Architects: Jean Paul Viguier Architecture
Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Project Manager: Blin Vose-Trincal
Project Team: Giovanna Chimeri, Céline Lemercier, Pierre-Henri Cazes, Claire Maguin, Cédric Nieser, Kari Silloway
Architects of Record: Ford, Powell & Carson, Inc
Structural Engineers: Robert Silman Associates | Arcora
Landscapers: TBG Partners
Project Area: 4,800 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
