The Cleveland museum of Art creates transformative experiences through art, “for the benefit of all the people forever.”1
1. J. H. Wade II, act of conveyance of land to be used for the CMA
SITE
11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland OH
DATES
2000 - Phase 1 Facade cleaning
2001 - Phase 2 Terrace Design
2002 - Phase 3 Fine Arts Garden, lighting and historic masterplan.
2012 - Final completion of addition by RVA
AWARDS
Golden Trowel award, 2003
AIA Cleveland Preservation Award, 2003
Cleveland Restoration Society Preservation Award, 2003
Cuyahoga County Preservation Award 2003
TEAM
Dan Chong, Project Architect (VITTETA)
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), Client
Sasaki, Landscape Architecture
George Sexton, Lighting consultant
Barber & Hoffman, Structural consultant
DESCRIPTION
Dan's design work for the terraces is nestled between the 1916 historic museum building designed by Hubbell & Benes and the new 2012 museum expansion designed by Raphael Viñoly Architects (RVA). One of Dan's favourite design projects as an architect pursues the truth of materials, while at the same time advances the narrative of reasoning for the memory of a building and the history of a place.
Phase 1 cleaning of the entire exterior preceded the phase 2 terrace reconstruction for handi-capped accessible paths around the exterior of the museum. The Phase 3 historic preservation masterplan for the larger museum addition and Fine Arts Garden lighting were more independent projects which completed CMA's grand visions of revitalizing and increasing the accessibility of CMA's collections and presence to the city of Cleveland. Below are 'before' and 'after' images of the work.
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