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Stephen Yablon Architecture

Stephen Yablon Architecture

New York, NY

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Brooklyn Museum Education Division

The gut renovation of the Brooklyn Museum’s Education Division wing will provide a welcoming and inspiring environment to help all visitors form meaningful personal connections with art and the Museum. The Education Division is a hub of activity and central to the Museum’s mission, offering a variety of year-round programs to more than 65,000 children and adults annually. Housed in a 1970s addition to the Museum’s Beaux-Arts building, the Division required a design that would solve orientation, security, and privacy challenges.

The new facility includes state-of-the-art studios, a gallery, and offices. The plan concept is two centers: a civic art-making/ gallery center and a collaborative office space. This layout creates a clear public/private separation which was previously lacking. The design of the civic art center is focused on a refined and social gallery surrounded by a cluster of art studios that are highly functional and flexible. The office area is a loft-like open work space with a casual seating area that welcomes and encourages social interaction between staff, interns, and volunteers.

To create a friendly, accessible feeling in an elegant museum setting, the overall aesthetic is composed of pristine white spaces with exposed waffle slab ceilings punctuated with bright color accents. The design will create a sophisticated and inspiring environment that feels inviting to people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

 
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Status: Unbuilt
Location: Brooklyn, NY, US

 
The gallery is visually connected to the art studios and the museum.
The gallery is visually connected to the art studios and the museum.
Typical art studio
Typical art studio
The new administrative area is open, airy, and communal; welcoming interns, volunteers, and permanent staff.
The new administrative area is open, airy, and communal; welcoming interns, volunteers, and permanent staff.
Entry from the museum
Entry from the museum