Wadsworth Atheneum Museum

Hartford, CT

 

Our continuing series of diverse projects for the Wadsworth Atheneum includes:

• the design and installation of a new first-floor gallery;

• a lighting plan to properly illuminate the collections;

• redesign of the conservator’s studio and textile storage areas;

• a comprehensive plan to make the complex fully HC accessible, with several new elevators and a series of ramps integrated into the historic architecture;

• assistance with the decoration and installation of several period rooms;

• coordination of architectural changes for a new central air-conditioning system;

• an enormous historic skylight was completely rebuilt based on our details;

• re-roofing of the entire complex;

• and extensive repairs and restorations to various envelope components of the five-building campus.

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Awards

• 2016 American Institute of Architects

• 2016 AIA Connecticut Design Award

• 2016 Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation

 

Statistics

• Cost:  $32 million