The two-story building will be organized as a series of interlocking pavilions connected by an enclosed upper-level sky bridge. In addition to the expanded gallery space, it will feature an object study room, classrooms, multipurpose event spaces, a dedicated teaching gallery, and an outdoor event terrace.
Courtesy of Allied Works, rendering by MIR
- Courtesy of Allied Works, rendering by MIR
The Palmer Museum of Art, located within the Arboretum at Penn State, is the largest art museum between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Silman is providing structural engineering services for a new building that will nearly double the current gallery space, allowing the institution to host more temporary exhibitions and show more of its permanent collections. This ongoing project has a LEED certification goal.
Courtesy of Allied Works, rendering by D-Render
Courtesy of Allied Works, rendering by D-Render
- Courtesy of Allied Works, rendering by D-Render
- Courtesy of Allied Works, rendering by D-Render
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The two-story building will be organized as a series of interlocking pavilions connected by an enclosed upper-level sky bridge. In addition to the expanded gallery space, it will feature an object study room, classrooms, multipurpose event spaces, a dedicated teaching gallery, and an outdoor event terrace.
Silman recommended structural steel for the building superstructure because of the material’s relatively high span to weight ratio and ease of future modifications. Floor slabs will be concrete on metal deck on structural steel filler beams, girders, and columns.
