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New drawings and renderings were revealed by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for the new revamp that will cost $600 million. The new project was designed by Atelier Peter Zumthor.
Courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner / The Boundary
An environmental impact report states that the design will involve taking down four current buildings and replacing them with a new single one, that has an area of 387,500 square feet, to link Wilshire Boulevard. The new building?s goal is to offer a more consistent art experience to the visitors. The new design will decrease the museum?s area by 5,371 square feet in addition to limiting the seating capacity of the theater, which is currently 716, to 300. Courtesy of LACMA
The new building will anchor the ground on seven pavilions that are semi-opaque. The building?s design will provide vast open-air spaces that will be designated for plazas, public activities and programs, gardens for sculptures, and native bushes and plants that are drought-resistant. There will also be a carpark, that will substitute the current one, at Ogdon Drive and Wilshire southeast corner.
Courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner / The Boundary
The project, which was announced in 2014, was subject to many key alterations. The most prominent of these changes were altering its shape to safeguard the adjacent La Brea tar pits and also excluding its black color for a sandy one.
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