Allied Works Architecture - Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan

Expansion
Allied Works Architecture
Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Located on one of the last open sites on the beautiful and historic Ann Arbor campus, the expansion, combined with the renovation of UMMA’s existing facility in Alumni Memorial Hall, promises to transform the Museum into a new kind of institution for formal and informal learning.

The extension consists of three wings, organized in a T shape and pushed back from the existing Museum facility. Only one surface, at the end of the T, actually touches the wall of Alumni Memorial Hall.
The scheme provides the extension with three outdoor courts, two entry courts, and a sculpture/event court, and more than doubles the current facilities.

The building will be clad in Wisconsin limestone with curtain walls of translucent glass, providing views of the activity in the building.
Structurally, the extension is built of immense cantilevers, with only three bearing points.

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Entering the building visitors will find a dramatic, triple-height space where the three wings of the new building intersect. From any of the gallery wings, it will be possible to see across that core space into the other two wings, so that visitors will sense how the complexities of the space are resolved.
For the curators, the interior scheme will provide a multitude of possibilities for installations.

“The student’s habitual route to and from campus runs through the site of the expansion. We did not want to drop a bulky, enclosed object onto that space - nor did we want to do anything that would upstage Alumni Memorial Hall, which holds so much meaning for the University community. So we designed the extension to be as transparent as possible, with the entire ground floor left open to the public.”
Brad Cloepfil
Principal Allied Works

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Total area: 53,000 square feet
Construction start: September 2006

Client: Michigan Museum of Art
Architect: Allied Works Architecture
Principal: Brad Cloepfil
Associate architect:
Integrated Design Solutions, Troy, Michigan.

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October 23, 2006





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		Expansion Allied Works Architecture Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Located on one of the last open sites on the beautiful and historic Ann Arbor campus, the expansion, combined with the renovation of UMMA’s existing facility in Alumni Memorial Hall, promises to transform the Museum into a new kind of institution for formal and informal learning. The extension consists of three wings, organized in a T shape and pushed back from the existing Museum facility. Only one surface, at the end of the T, actually touches the wall of Alumni Memorial Hall. The scheme provides the extension with three outdoor courts, two entry courts, and a sculpture/event court, and more than doubles the current facilities. The building will be clad in Wisconsin limestone with curtain walls of translucent glass, providing views of the activity in the building. Structurally, the extension is built of immense cantilevers, with only three bearing points. Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Entering the building visitors will find a dramatic, triple-height space where the three wings of the new building intersect. From any of the gallery wings, it will be possible to see across that core space into the other two wings, so that visitors will sense how the complexities of the space are resolved. For the curators, the interior scheme will provide a multitude of possibilities for installations. “The student’s habitual route to and from campus runs through the site of the expansion. We did not want to drop a bulky, enclosed object onto that space - nor did we want to do anything that would upstage Alumni Memorial Hall, which holds so much meaning for the University community. So we designed the extension to be as transparent as possible, with the entire ground floor left open to the public.” Brad Cloepfil Principal Allied Works Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Total area: 53,000 square feet Construction start: September 2006 Client: Michigan Museum of Art Architect: Allied Works Architecture Principal: Brad Cloepfil Associate architect: Integrated Design Solutions, Troy, Michigan. Allied Works Architecture arcspace features October 23, 2006