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Gluckman Tang Architects

Gluckman Tang Architects

New York, NY

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The contemporary addition is clad in red corrugated metal decking, an homage to the clay-tile roof of the existing station and baggage buildings. Channel glass, and alternating bands of windows provide daylight for the museum offices, boardroom, and multipurpose room contained in the addition. PC:David Heald
The contemporary addition is clad in red corrugated metal decking, an homage to the clay-tile roof of the existing station and baggage buildings. Channel glass, and alternating bands of windows provide daylight for the museum offices, boardroom, and multipurpose room contained in the addition. PC:David Heald
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown

Gluckman Tang worked with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego to expand its Downtown campus by creating new exhibition spaces in the Baggage Building of the historic Santa Fe Depot and by adding a new, adjacent three-story structure on the site of the former Railway Express Agency Building. 

The new 13,750-square-foot addition is a contemporary, contextual response to the surrounding historic structures, while the 13,680-square-foot former Baggage Building was converted into a Kunsthalle-type exhibition venue.

The new facilities will complement the curatorial programs of the museum's primary site in La Jolla, while expanding and connecting with the museum’s existing downtown venue across the street.  The Depot continues to function as a transportation hub with ongoing active use by local and regional railways, as well as by Amtrak.

 
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Status: Built
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Firm Role: Architect
Additional Credits: Associate Architect - Heritage Architecture and Planning
Conservation - Wayne Donaldson, FAIA
Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Engineers - Arup
Civil Engineers - Lintvedt, McColl and Associates
H.R. Weatherford Co. - Construction Manager

 
The adjacent rail lines remain active, and the platform hosts an installation by Richard Serra. PC:David Heald
The adjacent rail lines remain active, and the platform hosts an installation by Richard Serra. PC:David Heald
View of the lobby gallery with the kunsthalle-like renovated baggage building beyond. PC: David Heald
View of the lobby gallery with the kunsthalle-like renovated baggage building beyond. PC: David Heald
A view in the baggage building gallery, a large space for changing exhibits. PC: David Heald
A view in the baggage building gallery, a large space for changing exhibits.
PC: David Heald
View of the lobby entry. PC: David Heald
View of the lobby entry. PC: David Heald
The museum's boardroom in the contemporary addition. PC: David Heald
The museum's boardroom in the contemporary addition. PC: David Heald