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preston scott cohen + namit nemlich: tel aviv museum expansion

designboom is just back from tel aviv where we were invited to experience the

‘houses from within’ program, in which we were taken on a tour of some of the
most recently finished and current architectural works in progress, within this major israeli city.
one of the biggest projects that is underway is the tel aviv museum of art expansion
headed by architects preston scott cohen (U.S.) and amit nemlich (israel), who is the project leader.
the addition is built out of a dynamic network of spaces that define the museum’s interior,
with an outer shell that is a continuous plane of complex surfaces.


rendering of the tel aviv art museum
image courtesy of preston scott cohen
rendering of the completed interior image courtesy of preston scott cohen
aerial view of the museum site image courtesy of preston scott cohen
preston scott cohen with an architectural model of the museum
image courtesy of preston scott cohen
architectural model image courtesy of preston scott cohen
architectural model image courtesy of preston scott cohen
section view
below are floor plans of the museum layout:



exterior view image © designboom
the design of the facade was a result of numerous geometric experiments on the panelization
of parabolas. in the final concept, the parabolas are panelized into four-sided planed surfaces
that are varied and adjusted parametrically to allow for deviations, inevitably emerging
during construction. the pre-cast concrete panels are supported by a steel frame with
waterproofing installed from the interior. the quadrangular panels are subdivided into pieces
no greater than 15 m2 in order to meet the limitations of cranes and to contend with angles
of loading due to the eccentricity of the shapes.
the museum’s targeted opening date is set for the middle of 2011.
outside the construction walls image © designboom
a look at the faceted concrete facade image © designboom
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construction workers dealing with the facade image © designboom
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pathway next to the museum image © designboom
looking up at the building image © designboom
small triangular and rectangular windows dot the exterior image © designboom
up close of windows image © designboom
exterior side and ceiling view of the museum
image © designboom
overhang with structural columns image © designboom

aerial view
image courtesy of preston scott cohen
underside of overhang
image © designboom
window details
image © designboom
window installed
image © designboom
the planar patterning on the facade image © designboom
image © designboom
overview
image courtesy of preston scott cohen
exterior pathway leading into the museum space
image © designboom
image © designboom
construction on the building’s interior
image © designboom
image © designboom
image © designboom

stairway leading to upper level image © designboom
upper level image © designboom
upper level image © designboom
concrete construction image © designboom
structural metal beams in place image © designboom
window from interior image © designboom
interior hall where much sunlight floods the space image © designboom
image © designboom
image © designboom
image © designboom
the sloping and curving details of the interior clad in wood
image courtesy of preston scott cohen
overview
image courtesy of preston scott cohen
project architect amit nemlich
portrait © designboom


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