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“BEGO” Benozzo Gozzoli Museum Fuglsang Kunstmuseum Jane and Arthur Stieren Center for exhibitions Lightcatcher Building at the Whatcom Museum Museum of Chinese in America Museum Liaunig Nezu Museum Paula Rego MuseumPorsche Museum Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum Second phase of the Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum University of Michigan Museum of Art
Lightcatcher Building at the Whatcom Museum
Completion Date: November 2009
Client: City of Bellingham/Public Facilities district
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Program: The 42,000-square-foot museum includes a 5,000 square-foot plaza, a 3,000-square foot green roof, a lobby, gift shop, cafe, exhibition space, administrative offices, and classrooms.
Design concept and solution: The Whatcom Museum presents art and history exhibitions focusing on the Pacific Northwest in two existing buildings, Old City Hall and the Syre Education Center. The new Lightcatcher Building provides an additional 42,000-square-feet of gallery and exhibition space and houses the Family Interactive Gallery. Its 37-foot-high and 180 feet long façade is made from a sandwich of acid-etched, fritted, and low-emissivity glass that draws natural light down into the gallery spaces. The first floor features a children’s learning space and two double-height galleries, one exclusively showing work by local artists. The second floor provides additional exhibition and administrative space, while the green roof features a horticultural learning exhibition. The LEED-registered building is on track to receive a silver certification.
Gross square footage:
30,000 sq. ft.
Total construction cost:
$13 million
Architect:
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
159 South Jackson St., Suite 600
Seattle, Washington 98104
T: 206.624.5670
F: 206.624.3730
Website: www.oskaarchitects.com
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