Morphosis, el estudio lidereado por Thom Mayne, premio Pritzker del 2005, ha presentado su proyecto para el -Perot Museum of Nature and Science- el cual se localizará en la Ciudad de Dallas, Texas. Thom Mayne describe el proyecto como -una herramienta educativa viva inspirada en la naturaleza y la ciencia-.
El edificio está formado por una gran estructura de 50 metros de altura, alojando mas de 16,500 m2 de exposición y archivo. El terreno cuenta con una superficie de 1.9 hectáreas y se localiza en las avenidas Woodall Rodgers Freeway y Field Street. El presupuesto para este proyecto es de 185 millones de dolares y se espera la apertura para el año 2013.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science [Morphosis Architects]. Click aquí o en la imagen para ver albúm.
Información Complementaria.
* Proyecto: Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
* Autor: Morphosis Architects / Thom Mayne.
* Project Principal: Kim Groves.
* Project Manager: Brandon Welling.
* Project Designer: Aleksander Tamm-Seits.
* Localización: Dallas, Texas.
* Cliente: Museum of Nature and Science.
* Superficie Terreno: 1.9 hectáreas.
* Superficie Construcción: 16,722 m2.
* Programa: Museo de ciencia, galerias, teatro, cafe, tiendas.
* Diseño: 2008-2010.
* Construccion: 2008-2013.
Texto en Inglés.
A few days ago, Thom Mayne unveiled his $185 million museum design for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science at Victory Park in Dallas, which is set for groundbreaking later this fall. -As instruments of education and social change, museums have the potential to shape our understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live…As our global environment faces ever more critical challenges, a broader understanding of the interdependence of natural systems is becoming more essential to our survival and evolution. Museums dedicated to nature and science play a key role in expanding our understanding of these complex systems-, explained Mayne.
Resting on a 4.7 acre site and providing 180,000 sqf of display space in its 14 story high structure, the new facility is designed to engage all visitors by invigorating their minds and ultimately -broaden individuals’ and society’s understanding of nature and science-.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science [Morphosis Architects]. Click aquí o en la imagen para ver albúm.
As visitors approach the museum, they are led through two native Texas ecologies, a forest of large native canopy trees and a terrace of native desert xeriscaping. These two ecologies intersect, marking a large plaza. The landscaped roof, an acre featuring several native plants, seems to lift up and draw visitors through a compressed space into the more expansive entry lobby. Once in the lobby, visitors are confronted with one of Mayne’s signature design features, a 54-foot continuous-flow escalator than is contained in a 150-foot tube-like structure. These escalators bring visitors up the sky-lit atrium to the uppermost level of the museum where a fully glazed balcony stretches high above the city, providing breathtaking views of downtown Dallas.
-Spatial procession creates a visceral experience that engages visitors and establishes an immediate connection the the immersive architectural and natural environment of the museum-, explained Mayne.
The museum was conceived as a public building that would become a part of Dallas and help activate the city. -By integrating architecture, nature and technoloy, the building demonstrates scientific principles and stimulates curiosity in our natural surroundings-, added Mayne.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science [Morphosis Architects]. Click aquí o en la imagen para ver albúm.
.- Fuente en español: arquinauta.com.
.- Fuente en inglés: morphopedia.com, archdaily.com, worldarchitecturenews.com y e-architect.co.uk.
