Corning Museum of Glass
CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS
Thomas Phifer and Partners
ARCHITECTS
Thomas Phifer and Partners
LOCATION
Corning, United States
CATEGORY
Museum
AREA
100000.0 ft²
YEAR
2015
PHOTOGRAPHS
Iwan Baan
MANUFACTURERS
Linel, Owens Corning, Rochester Insulated Glass
PROJECT TEAM
Thomas phifer faia-director, gabriel smith faia leed ap-director, adam ruffin-associate director, katie bennett-associate director, remon alberts, bethany mahre, brad cooke, mo gagnon, gerry gendreau, eric ho, isaiah king, brad kingsley, joanna luo, stephen varady, colin ward
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Guy Nordenson and Associates
MEP AND FIRE ENGINEER
Altieri Sebor Wieber
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Reed Hilderbrand
FACADE CONSULTANT
Heintges
DAYLIGHTING AND LIGHTING DESIGN
Arup
CIVIL ENGINEER AND LEED CONSULTANT
O’Brien & Gere
WATERPROOFING CONSULTANT
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
CLIMATE ENGINEER
Transsolar
ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS
2x4
COST CONSULTANT
Stuart-Lynn Company
SPEC WRITER
Construction Specifications
ACOUSTICS AND AUDIO VIDEO DESIGN
Jaffe Holden
THEATRE DESIGN
Theatre Projects
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Gilbane + Welliver
Text description provided by architect.
The Corning Museum of Glass North Wing Expansion provides 100,000 square feet of new space, including spacious light-filled galleries for its collection of contemporary works in glass, as well as one of the world’s largest facilities for glassblowing demonstrations and live glass design sessions.
The new gallery building—which will be the largest space anywhere dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art in glass—features skylighting with a sophisticated light-filtering system that is integrated with the structural roof beams.
Inside, the works of art will be displayed largely independent of the curvilinear plaster walls, encouraging circulation and allowing contemplation of larger works in glass.
The gallery experience is punctuated by a 150 foot long window that provides views to the campus green and reorients the visitor to the larger landscape.
The clean white glass façade of the new contemporary gallery building is juxtaposed with the black exterior of the restored ventilator building.
The project features outdoor gathering areas for the public, including a one-acre campus green that will provide views into the luminous new gallery and glassmaking spaces.
The new campus green is bordered by the 1951 Harrison & Abramowitz Corning Office building, the 2001 Smith-Miller Hawkinson façade, and new North Wing Expansion.
The design includes an innovative renovation of the iconic ventilator building of the former Steuben Glass factory adjacent to the museum’s current building.
The renovation provides seating for 500 people, offering 360-degree views of glassmaking in a new state-of-the-art glass studio.
