Harvard Art Museums renovation and expansion

Harvard Art Museums renovation and expansion

Cambridge, US
2006

The new Harvard Art Museums brings together three museums from Harvard University - the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum and the Sackler Museum. The Renzo Piano Building Workshop adopts the Fogg Museum building to contemporary museum museums, adding a new wing on Prescott Street that expands the exhibition area of 18500 square meters, bringing the majestic inner court to the center of the project. The goal was not just to create a new container for the preservation and exhibition of artistic heritage, but it was necessary to safeguard and respect its educational, study and research purpose. On the other hand, the "square", which is also accessible without a ticket, overlooking the entrance hall, a bar restaurant and a bookshop, shapes as a real public place serving scholars and visitors.

Project data

Design2006 - 2009
Construction2010 - 2014
Site area9718 m2
Total floor area18925 m2
Height35,29 m max
Floors6 + 2 basements
Auditorium294 seats
Awards and certificatesLEED Gold

Credits

ClientHarvard Art Museums
ArchitectRenzo Piano Building Workshop, architects in collaboration with Payette (Boston)
ConsultantsRobert Silman Associates (structure); Arup (MEP engineering, lighting design, facade engineering, code consulting, LEED consulting); Nitsch Engineering (civil engineering); Anthony Associates (wood scientist); Davis Langdon (cost consultant);  Sandy Brown Associates (acoustics); Carl Cathcart (arborist); Building Conservation Associates (restoration consultant)

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