preston scott cohen + namit nemlich: tel aviv museum expansion
designboom is just back from tel aviv where we were taken on a tour of the most current architectural works in progress, within the major israeli city.
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designboom is just back from tel aviv where we were invited to experience the ‘houses from within’ program, in which we were taken on a tour of some of the most recently finished and current architectural works in progress, within this major israeli city. one of the biggest projects that is underway is the tel aviv museum of art expansion headed by architects preston scott cohen (U.S.) and amit nemlich (israel), who is the project leader. the addition is built out of a dynamic network of spaces that define the museum’s interior, with an outer shell that is a continuous plane of complex surfaces.
the design of the facade was a result of numerous geometric experiments on the panelization of parabolas. in the final concept, the parabolas are panelized into four-sided planed surfaces that are varied and adjusted parametrically to allow for deviations, inevitably emerging during construction. the pre-cast concrete panels are supported by a steel frame with waterproofing installed from the interior. the quadrangular panels are subdivided into pieces no greater than 15 m2 in order to meet the limitations of cranes and to contend with angles of loading due to the eccentricity of the shapes.
the museum’s targeted opening date is set for the middle of 2011.
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a look at the faceted concrete facade image © designboom
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construction workers dealing with the facade image © designboom
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pathway next to the museum image © designboom
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small triangular and rectangular windows dot the exterior image © designboom
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exterior side and ceiling view of the museum image © designboom
overhang with structural columns image © designboom
aerial view image courtesy of preston scott cohen
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window details image © designboom
window installed image © designboom
the planar patterning on the facade image © designboom
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overview image courtesy of preston scott cohen
exterior pathway leading into the museum space image © designboom
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construction on the building’s interior image © designboom
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stairway leading to upper level image © designboom
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concrete construction image © designboom
structural metal beams in place image © designboom
window from interior image © designboom
interior hall where much sunlight floods the space image © designboom
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the sloping and curving details of the interior clad in wood image courtesy of preston scott cohen
overview image courtesy of preston scott cohen
project architect amit nemlich portrait © designboom
rendering of the tel aviv art museum image courtesy of preston scott cohen
rendering of the completed interior image courtesy of preston scott cohen
aerial view of the museum site image courtesy of preston scott cohen
preston scott cohen with an architectural model of the museum image courtesy of preston scott cohen
architectural model image courtesy of preston scott cohen
architectural model image courtesy of preston scott cohen
section view
below are floor plans of the museum layout:
