MUSEUMS
& LIBRARIES
Museum of International Folk Art
LOCATION: Santa
Fe, New Mexico
DATE: 2003
COST: $175,000
SIZE: 20,000 s.f.
The
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs retained our firm to work
on the following alterations and repairs to this important Santa Fe
Museum Facility:
- Replacement and upgrading of the roofs
- Exhibit layout and design
- Code Compliance
DESIGN: Exhibit,
Code Compliance and Southwest Desert Environmental design elements
were addressed and employed throughout these assignments. This
facility is a significant Santa Fe cultural center. It was carefully
restored and upgrading with the utmost sensitivity to its historic
and fragile nature, while keeping an eye on energy saving improvements
to the roof areas. This was emphasized through the use of the following
design elements:
- Solar Reflective new roofing TPO material
- Relationship with the Exhibit’s forms, history,shapes, materials
and colors
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