wall, uninterrupted - With the walls in the museum’s atrium space four stories high at certain points, the question of its surface material became a major issue. At one point, Taniguchi considered metal panels, but this raised the problem of a pattern across its surface that would be distracting as a backdrop for freestanding or hanging art. Plaster made obvious sense because, in theory, it is limitless. However, industry standards in the U.S. require an expansion joint every 30 feet to prevent cracking. The resulting grid would be just as bad, not to mention contrary to Taniguchi’s general minimalist aesthetic. So KPF used curtain wall construction to make the wall structurally independent of the intermediate floor slabs, and tied only to the existing columns, which are 26 feet apart on center. While the way the curtain wall ties into the existing structure varies slightly from point to point as specific conditions require, here’s the basic pattern: The wall is comprised of 14-gauge steel with lateral cross-bracing. Six-by-six-inch steel angles tie the frame to the museum’s concrete slabs for lateral support. (One benefit of 14-gauge steel studs is they can be put up by plaster workers; heavier gauge studs require steel workers, which would have complicated an already tight schedule.) Over this steel framework is a layer of 3/4” plywood, which acts as a membrane and makes it easier to hang art since screws have something to bite into. One or two layers of sheetrock (depending on fire-rating) is attached to the plywood, then finished with a plaster skim coat.
Have you been?
not yet, asap. i was walking through the east village and the people infront of me were talking.... "have you been to the new moma?" theres a buzz going for sure.
it seems all good(?), except for the 20 dollar part. ouch.
so ill just go half as often. the last thing i saw was the pollack show. before that the awesome ad reinhardt show.
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- bill 12-02-2004 9:46 pm
Have you been?
- selma 12-02-2004 10:20 pm [add a comment]
not yet, asap. i was walking through the east village and the people infront of me were talking.... "have you been to the new moma?" theres a buzz going for sure.
- bill 12-02-2004 10:27 pm [add a comment]
it seems all good(?), except for the 20 dollar part. ouch.
- selma 12-02-2004 10:30 pm [add a comment]
so ill just go half as often. the last thing i saw was the pollack show. before that the awesome ad reinhardt show.
- bill 12-02-2004 10:41 pm [add a comment]