Antoine Predock - Tacoma Art Museum

Nearing completion
Antoine Predock
Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma, Washington

"The museum will be a journey encounter with the art and the place at the same time - an immersion. Even those who pass by cars or walking will catch a glimpse of the museum's inner workings."
Antoine Predock

Photo: arcspace

With approximately 12,000 square feet of exhibition space, the new museum building is nearly double TAM's existing museum space. The new building will also feature an 8,046-square-foot Education Wing for children, adults and seniors with a studio, resource center and ArtWORKS for art making as well as an event space, expanded museum store and a cafŽ.

Model image courtesy Antoine Predock

Photo: arcspace

Predock did not want to inflict a style but wanted the construction of the building to relate to the essential fabric of the Northwest - materials of stone, wood and glass intertwined with the urban mosaic of Tacoma - with the exterior of the building wrapped in a stainless steel "skin" to pick up on the "industrial vernacular" of the nearby port area and bridges.

Photo: arcspace

The five galleries will be connected by a ramp that wraps around a central Mist Moss Garden, enclosed in mirrored glass, allowing visitors to gradually move from street level to the second floor.
The reflective glass, along with natural light from carefully placed windows, will offer glimpses of the Northwest landscape and art as visitors move upwards through the space.

Photo: arcspace

Glass walls in the main entry and on the top floor will have sweeping views of the mountains and the adjacent Romanesque dome of Union Station; the first building to be restored in the Downtown Tacoma Restoration project.

Photo: arcspace

Daylight will enter into the 30 foot tall Main Gallery space through a long narrow opening at floor level.

The new Tacoma Art Museum will open to the public in May 2003.

Model image courtesy Antoine Predock

Drawing courtesy Antoine Predock
Lobby Level

Drawing courtesy Antoine Predock
Second Level

Client:
Tacoma Art Museum

Architects:
Antoine Predock Architects
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen

Landscape Architect:
Swift & Company

Civil Engineer:
Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Mechanical/Electrical
Abacus

Structural Engineer:
Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott

Construction:
Hoffman Construction Company





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		Nearing completion Antoine Predock Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma, Washington "The museum will be a journey encounter with the art and the place at the same time - an immersion. Even those who pass by cars or walking will catch a glimpse of the museum's inner workings." Antoine Predock Photo: arcspace With approximately 12,000 square feet of exhibition space, the new museum building is nearly double TAM's existing museum space. The new building will also feature an 8,046-square-foot Education Wing for children, adults and seniors with a studio, resource center and ArtWORKS for art making as well as an event space, expanded museum store and a cafŽ. Model image courtesy Antoine Predock Photo: arcspace Predock did not want to inflict a style but wanted the construction of the building to relate to the essential fabric of the Northwest - materials of stone, wood and glass intertwined with the urban mosaic of Tacoma - with the exterior of the building wrapped in a stainless steel "skin" to pick up on the "industrial vernacular" of the nearby port area and bridges. Photo: arcspace The five galleries will be connected by a ramp that wraps around a central Mist Moss Garden, enclosed in mirrored glass, allowing visitors to gradually move from street level to the second floor. The reflective glass, along with natural light from carefully placed windows, will offer glimpses of the Northwest landscape and art as visitors move upwards through the space. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace Glass walls in the main entry and on the top floor will have sweeping views of the mountains and the adjacent Romanesque dome of Union Station; the first building to be restored in the Downtown Tacoma Restoration project. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace Daylight will enter into the 30 foot tall Main Gallery space through a long narrow opening at floor level. The new Tacoma Art Museum will open to the public in May 2003. Model image courtesy Antoine Predock Drawing courtesy Antoine Predock Lobby Level Drawing courtesy Antoine Predock Second Level Client: Tacoma Art Museum Architects: Antoine Predock Architects Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Landscape Architect: Swift & Company Civil Engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen Mechanical/Electrical Abacus Structural Engineer: Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott Construction: Hoffman Construction Company Related Web links: Tacoma Art Museum Antoine Predock arcspace features September 2, 2002