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Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, Mass.
Moshe Safdie and Associates
A major renovation unites several structures
to make a coherent whole
© Timothy Hursley
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The Peabody Essex Museum is the oldest
continuously operating museum in the U.S. and has been constructed
in several phases over the past 150 years. This major expansion
and reorganization created an architecturally dramatic addition
emblematic of the museum's new identity as a destination
for art and culture, unifying a group of disparate buildings,
joining them with double the amount of gallery space, and
creating a new welcoming presence to visitors.
To that end, a curved, glazed arcade
aligned over the existing Liberty Street forms the spine of
the new wing and, together with a courtyard, weaves together
the old and new buildings. A series of two-level, house-like
galleries, scaled to echo Salem's historic residential fabric,
is strung along the east side of this glazed arcade. These
structures are spaced apart to allow natural light into both
lower and upper levels. The distinct silhouette of each roofline
indicates a unique interior space within.
See more about the lighting of this
project in our lighting
section.
Formal name of Project:
Peabody Essex Museum
Location:
Salem, Mass.
Gross square
footage:
110,000 sq.ft.
Total construction
cost:
$65 million
Owner:
Peabody Essex Museum
Architect:
Moshe Safdie and Associates
100 Properzi Way
Somerville, MA 02143
Tel: 617-629-2100
Fax: 617-629-2406
www.msafdie.com

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