the People

Owner
The Nasher Foundation

Architect
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
via P.P. Rubens, 29 - 16158 Genoa
011 39 010 617 1350 (fax)
011 39 010 617 11 (phone)
www.rpbw.com

Design team: E.Baglietto (partner in charge), B.Terpeluk with S. Ishida (senior partner), B.Bauer, L.Pelleriti, S.Scarabicchi (partner), A.Symietz, E.Trezzani and G.Langasco (CAD Operator), Y.Kashiwagi; F.Cappellini, S.Rossi (models)

Local Consulting Architect
Beck Architecture, Dallas Texas
www.beckarchitecture.com

Consulting architect
Interloop A/D, Houston Texas
www.interloopdesign.com

James Turrell Skyspace
Design Architect / Architect of Record:
Interloop A/D Houston, TX
www.interloopdesign.com

Engineer(s)
Ove Arup & Partners International, London England www.arup.com

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Peter Walker and Partners, Berkeley, California www.pwpla.com

Lighting:
Ove Arup & Partners International, London, England www.arup.com

Acoustical:
WHJW, Dallas, Texas

Retail Consultant:
Charles Sparks + Company, Westchester Illinois
www.csparksco.com

General contractor
HC Beck, Dallas Texas www.beckgroup.com

Photographer
Timothy Hursley

CAD system, project management, or other software used
Autocad usa.autodesk.com

the Products

Structural system
Walls:
Steel Frame Ground Level
Cast-in-place concrete Lower Level

Floor:
Cast-in-place concrete

Curved Roof System:
Custom 2"x6" high-strength curved steel beams @ 4'-0" o.c. mechanically assembled to custom high-strength cast-steel wall brackets and continuous welded steel ridge beam. Archiglaze, Firenze Italy

Tensile support:
3/4" diameter stainless steel tension rods, custom machined stainless steel forked-end connectors, custom machined stainless steel turnbuckle, custom machined stainless steel vertical pin hanger, and custom welded stainless steel upper wall bracket. All 4'-0" o.c. Archiglaze, Firenze Italy

Sunshading Panels:
Custom 6" x 4'-0" cast aluminum panels assembled together to form 4'-0" x 16'-0" continuous panel. Each sunshading 'module' is 3" x 3" x 4 1/2" deep and maximizes luminosity while blocking all direct sunlight. Emil Press Group srl. Ferrara Italy

Exterior cladding
Water-Jet Travertine:
Campolonghi Italia, Massa Italy www.campolonghi.it

Metal/glass curtain wall:
Steel /Aluminum with extra-white glass
by Archiglaze, Florence Italy

Wood:
8" wide x 7'-0" white oak planking by Trinity Flooring: Dallas, TX

Roofing
Ornamental Steel:
Metalrite, Inc., Grand Prairie TX www.metalrite.com

Glazing
Skylights:
4'-0" x 16'-0" Curved, laminated, extra-white insulated glass panels @ 4'-0" o.c. by Archiglaze, Florence Italy

Doors
Entrances:
Custom 4'-0" x 10-0" extra-white laminated glass with aluminum frame. Manufactured by Archiglaze, Florence Italy


Sliding doors:
Custom extra-white tempered glass.
Manufactured by Archiglaze, Florence Italy

Lighitng
Gallery lighting:
lighting track by Nokia

Gallery Light Fixtures:
Piano Design: "Le Perroquet" I Guzzini, Recanati, Italy

Other
Custom vertical blinds:
Resstende, Milan, Italy www.resstende.com

Hydraulic Truck Lift:
Thyssen Elevator Company www.thyssenkruppelevator.com

Monumental Stair:
Offenhauser Houston, TX
www.offenhauser.com