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Yale University Art Gallery

ennead Architects, Connecticut, 2006

 

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North east elevation 

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  • North east elevation    
  • Chapel Street elevation     
  • Chapel Street facade    
  • North elevation    
  • Cast concrete stair drum    
  • Second floor after restoration    
  • Second floor after restoration    
  • Looking north through the new curtain wall    
  • Ground floor plan    
  • Ceiling plan    
  • Original elevation    
  • Chapel Street elevation    
  • The gallery after Kahn    
  • Staircase (1954)    
  • Original curtain wall    
  • North elevation (1971)    
  • Louis Kahn with his tetrahedral ceiling    
  • Louis Kahn sketch    
  • Gallery being used as a studio space (1954)    
  • Replacement of curtain wall on north and west elevations    
  • Replacement of curtain wall on north and west elevations    
  • Stripping of unwanted accretions    
  • Stripping of unwanted accretions    

Renovation of Louis Kahn's 1958 Art Gallery incorporating galleries, media lounge, courtyard, sculpture garden and facade replacement

The renovation restores many features of the original design and upgrades outmoded systems, including the complete replacement of the building's original curtain wall system on the west and north facades.

The new system duplicates the appearance and profiles of the original while addressing the original wall's technical short comings and accommodating the strict temperature and humidity requirements of a modern museum.

The renovation restores an open exterior courtyard that was roofed over in the 1970s. With the removal of partitions, the galleries now reveal spacious, unobstructed vistas according to Kahn's original vision.

Other highlights include the refurbishment of the tetrahedral ceilings, designed to house the electrical and ventilation systems; the transformation of the first floor lobby into a media lounge, an inviting information center and gathering place; and upgrade of the building systems.

Data

  • Begun: 2003
  • Completed: Dec 2006
  • Floor area: 39,620m2
  • Sector: Education
  • Total cost: £28M
  • Address: 1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut, CT 06520, United States

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