Project Details
- Project Name
- Morven Museum and Garden Stockton Education Center
- Location
- NJ
- Architect
- GWWO Architects
- Client/Owner
- Morven Museum & Garden
- Project Types
- Cultural
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 7,700 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2018
- Shared by
- GWWO Inc./Architects
- Consultants
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Electrical Engineer: Henry Adams, LLC,Civil Engineer: Van Note-Harvey Associates,Structural Engineer: Faisant Associates, Inc.,Landscape Architect: Heritage Landscapes,Other: Acoustical Design Collaborative, Ltd.
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
Bearing a secondary relationship to the site’s main house—a National Historic Landmark built by Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence— the new Morven Museum & Garden interpretive center has a welcoming character and strong relationship to the surrounding gardens. The design breaks down the center’s massing into connecting parts with varying heights related to the site’s existing outbuildings, while maintaining a maximum building height to further minimize the impact on the site.
Entering through the garden gate, visitors follow a path to the building in a gracious sequence that allows for views of the main house and gardens. A clear and welcoming destination, the new center houses all practical necessities, allowing the main house to be used purely as a museum and preserving the site’s most important element.
