Solution

Broad Contemporary Art Museum & Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at LACMA

Los Angeles, CA

Service: Building Enclosure Design
Market: Cultural
Keywords: Award Winning, Building Science, Museum, Signature Project, Stone, Thermal and Moisture Drive

Completion

2008

Awards

2012 Grand Prize (for Resnick Pavilion), Los Angeles Architectural Awards, Los Angeles Business Council
2012 Best Cultural/Worship Project (for Resnick Pavilion), ENR California
2008 Macerich Grand Prize (for BCAM), Los Angeles Architectural Awards, Los Angeles Business Council
2008 AEG Civic Award (for BCAM), Los Angeles Architectural Awards, Los Angeles Business Council
Broad Contemporary Art Museum & Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at LACMA
Broad Contemporary Art Museum & Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at LACMA
Broad Contemporary Art Museum & Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at LACMA

Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Gensler designed both the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM) and the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion as part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Transformation Project. SGH provided building science consulting services, including evaluating exterior wall and moisture migration for both BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion.

Scope | Solutions

The three-story BCAM building, comprising two Italian travertine-clad wings constructed around a glass core, includes 60,000 sq ft of exhibition space under a glazed roof. With its open floor plan, the single-story Resnick Pavilion provides flexible exhibit space with natural lighting coming in through vertical glazing in the sawtooth roof.

Both structures house important artwork requiring very specific environmental conditions. SGH performed thermal modeling and evaluated air flow, heat exchange, and vapor drive. We provided the design team with recommendations to reduce the potential for condensation in the building enclosure. SGH also reviewed proposed design concepts, helped develop details to integrate the various building enclosure systems, and provided limited construction administration services.

Project Contact(s)

Christopher Decareau

Christopher Decareau