Questions to address during design:
- how does program fit on site?
- is auditorium flat or raked or both?
- is there security differentiation?
- what type of visual separation is necessary?
- large clear span on top or below?
- how do you fireproof exposed steel?
- life & education of people associated with steel?
- when was the steel beam invented?
- does the brownfield affect the design?
Ideas entering design phase:
- important to first define a path of circulation & experience and location of central point
- time line and story of steel = path of circulation within museum
- incorporate circulation of steel and railways into museum flow
- underground auditorium
- monumentally of steel furnaces vs. program
- incorporate materiality: exposed vs. hidden, stainless vs. corten, incorporation of glass
- elevated structure with program spread out among campus: journey connected by paths
- located public spaces on top of galleries to allow natural light to penetrate restaurant and social space
- aesthetically combine historical steel design and contemporary steel design
- elevated circulation simulating steel bridge structure & significance
Case Studies for further study:
- Carpenter Center at Harvard- Le Corbusier
- Riverplace in downtown Greenville, SC
- 100 Museum in Chattanooga, TN
- High Museum in Atlanta, GA
- Iron bridge in Western England
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