The production of textiles is an ancient art practiced throughout the world. Located on an open site within Fort Totten State Park, the museum contains research and preservation labs, loading and storage facilities, offices, event and educations spaces, galleries and a cafe.
_the site
Fort Totten; Washington, DC
_the solution
The museum is shaped by a series of retaining walls that carved the galleries from the earth and comprise the exterior skin. The retaining walls are also integral to the building's sequence, as they are traversed on the approach through the site as well as in the descent to the below-grade and light-protected galleries. Multiple entrances, terraces, and vertical cores mediate the two-story topography change. The primary structural system, an offset three-pinned arch, recalls the dynamic frames of a loom and supports a series of fabric-like layers that comprise the high-performance building envelope.
No comments:
Post a Comment