Architecture studios Heneghan Peng Architects and WXY Architecture have co-led a renovation of the grounds at Storm King Art Center in Upstate New York, adding a serpentine restroom pavilion and fabrication building.
The first major renovation to the grounds of Storm King sculpture park in 65 years, the project comprises the addition of wood-clad pavilions, a building dedicated to conservation and fabrication and the redesign of a portion of the landscape by studios Reed Hilderbrand and Gustafson Porter + Bowman.
The new pavilions, including a curved restroom facility and covered area, are located around an existing stone building used for ticketing. All three structures hug the far side of a main parking lot to create a new arrival sequence.
Heneghan Peng Architects and WXY Architecture focused on building “only what’s necessary for the project”.
“We began by considering the entry experience, reinterpreting what was already there by removing extra roads, adding three new pavilions to frame the existing stone house, and reimagining the shutters, porches, and outdoor sink that form the first view of the Art Center,” said WXY principal Claire Weisz.
“The choice to use native stone and modified fast-growth wood at the visitor entrance reflects the site – its land, art, and environmental legacy.”
The structures are unified by the use of a light-coloured wood cladding, which will grey over time, and concrete.
They are also each powered by electricity and incorporate sustainable strategies, such as passive cooling and rooftop solar arrays.
The restroom facility, for instance, is cooled by large operable shutters that open to the outdoors. Handwashing stations are located just below the shutters, while a grey water system circulates sink water to flush toilets.
Located elsewhere on the property, the new David R Collens Building for Conservation, Fabrication, and Maintenance is clad in black siding and features large bays for fabrication, as well as interior workspaces.
The project also included converting former parking lots into five acres of landscape for additional programming and the planting of 650 new trees.
The opening coincides with large-scale temporary landscape installations by artists Kevin Beasley, Sonia Gomes, and Dionne Lee.
Other recent projects in Upstate New York include an in-progress theatre for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival by Studio Gang and a house designed by Steven Holl Architects to hold a collectible design collection.
The photography is by Richard Barnes
Project credits:
Architecture: Heneghan Peng Architects and WXY architecture + urban design
Landscape architecture: Gustafson Porter + Bowman and Reed Hilderbrand
Structural engineering: Arup
Facade engineering: Front
Civil engineering: VHB
Lighting design: Arup
Geotechnical engineering: Tectonic
Acoustics: LSTN
Construction Management: Consigli Construction Co.
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