Taking inspiration from the vibrant art gallery scene in the Chelsea neighborhood, the new art museum seeks to source and highlight works from the participant artists. Drawing on the growth of tourism (thanks to the High Line), the museum acts as a central hub around which the spokes of the neighborhood art movement can revolve.
Project Location
New York City, New York
Project Type
4th Year Studio
Modalities
Revit, Photoshop
Elevated Connections.
Located in the Chelsea art district in New York City, the site straddles the now-famous High Line elevated pedestrian park. The project presented a two-fold challenge – respond to the urban context of the city along busy 10th Avenue, while also meaningfully acknowledging the presence of the High Line and its pedestrian traffic.
Do the loop-da-loop.
The museum itself is organized by the unofficial approach to attending one – fast vertical travel (via elevator) to the upper stories, followed by a meandering descent on foot to progressively lower galleries. As such, the galleries are organized in a loop around the exterior of the building, while the vertical circulation dramatically across a large central atrium.
Throughout, complementary gallery spaces were created to house the museum’s permanent collection, including “stitch” and Edward Burtynsky’s photography of the Socar Oil Fields.
