Project Details
- Project Name
- Los Angeles Natural History Museum
- Location
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900 W Exposition Blvd
CA
- Client/Owner
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Project Types
- Cultural
- Project Scope
- Addition/Expansion
- Size
- 285,000 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2013
- Team
-
Scott Kelsey, FAIA, Principal in Charge
Jorge de la Cal, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Architect
Fabian Kremkus, AIA, LEED GA, Designer
- Consultants
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Design Architect and Architect of Record: CO Architects,Lighting Designer: KGM Lighting,General Contractor: Matt Construction,Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates,Electrical Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers,Plumbing Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $135
Project Description
Design commissions for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County include an expansion and re-imagination of the North Campus that includes a redesigned front façade with an entry bridge, pedestrian-friendly terraces and communal areas, and a two-level car park, and proposes a series of glass pavilions housing a live butterfly collection, museum shop and ticket office, museum café, and outdoor dining. A 3.5-acre landscape program provides gardens and outdoor learning environments. Modernization efforts began in 2006 with the renovation and seismic upgrade of the iconic 1913 Building – the first phase of an institution-wide metamorphosis (including the roll–out of major new exhibitions) leading up to the museum’s 2013 centennial.
