2024-11-23T05:08:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150416657/royal-ontario-museum-unveils-renovation-design-by-hariri-pontarini-architects Josh Niland 2024-02-14T19:50:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4478890735ff086e6ffb41aee335432.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has unveiled plans for a renovation of its <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1493/studio-daniel-libeskindhttps://archinect.com/firms/cover/1493/studio-daniel-libeskind" target="_blank">Daniel Libeskind</a>-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal expansion, which opened in 2008. Led by Canadian firm&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/447/hariri-pontarini-architects" target="_blank">Hariri Pontarini Architects</a>, the OpenROM project is being enacted to expand its public offerings to an anticipated 1.4 million visitors annually.&nbsp;</p> <p>The brief calls for a reconfiguration of its main floor, plus the addition of upper-level gallery spaces and the reimagining of an existing entrance on Bloor Street. A new water feature will be added to the heritage facade surrounding the building on Bloor Street and Queen&rsquo;s Park, punctuated by a cantilevered bronze canopy. A total of 4,000 square feet of programmable public spaces will be added through the overall design.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/47cd1c26874c84cffb5548c0b924d321.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/47cd1c26874c84cffb5548c0b924d321.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Hariri Pontarini Architects</figcaption></figure><p>Also part of the project is the addition of a four-story atrium called The Hennick Commons. The atrium will be serviced by a multi-level adjacent lily pad feature staircase replete with viewing platform...</p>