New York firm Buro Koray Duman has revealed plans for a major overhaul of the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, which will see the studio and home of American-Japanese sculptor Isamu Noguchi opened up to the public for the first time.
Buro Koray Duman's project intends to offer greater public access and expand the exhibitions programmes at the museum and sculpture garden ? which Noguchi completed in 1985 to display works including large-scale sculptures, architectural models and lighting design.
The proposal involves the addition of a 6,000-square-foot (557-square-metre) archival building. Noguchi's pied-a?-terre and studio, which is located across the street from museum in New York's Queens borough, will also be renovated and opened for tours for the first time. "As the guardians of the life's work of one of the greatest sculptors and designers of the 20th century, whose legacy continues to inspire artists, scholars, and the public, the museum must work not only to safeguard the art and archives, but also to make them accessible," said Noguchi Museum board chair Malcolm Nolen in a project statement.
Buro Koray Duman has designed an Art and Archive building for a plot across the street from the Noguchi Museum
Buro Koray Duman was among seven local firms contacted by the museum to submit proposals for the renovation and expansion. The studio's winning scheme aims to reference the aesthetic of the existing structures.
"The Noguchi Museum and its garden are ...