The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has appointed Boston architect Nadaaa to the $40m reconfiguring of a suite of its galleries. The practice, led by principal designer Nader Tehrani, will work with Moody Nolan, the US’s largest African-American-owned and -managed practice, as architect of record on the 15,000sq ft project. The pair will undertake the complete renovation of the Met’s galleries for Ancient Near Eastern and Cypriot Art which currently occupy 11 rooms on the second floor. — Building Design
As detailed by The Met, the renovation will introduce architectural and design elements that reflect both the materials and geographic origins of the work on view. This will be evident in the Ancient Near Eastern Art galleries, which will be characterized by a series of architectural backdrops that reflect the materials used in the works such as clay, copper, bronze, gold, silver, and lapis lazuli.
The renovation will unite the formerly separated collection areas, reflecting areas of interconnection between their cultures. The new gallery space will employ an open floor plan in order to establish a sense of scale and grandeur. It will feature vistas that open to the Great Hall Balcony and surrounding collections. This work also meets the museum’s strategy to reduce its carbon footprint, as it aims to reduce energy consumption in this area by around 40%. The new galleries are scheduled to open in 2025.
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