Berkeley Art Museum Rehabilitation
PROGRAM_ Conversion of Art Museum to Bioengineering Lab Facility, Schematic Design Study.
SOFTWARE_ Revit. Adobe Creative Suite.
DESIGN PERIOD_ March - April 2016
The renovation and rehabilitation of the former Berkeley Art Museum building was necessitated by the construction of a new Diller Scofidio + Renfro museum facility. UC Berkeley had earmarked the old building for a state of the art Bioengineering Lab Facility. The existing landmarked building had been designed by Mario Ciampi in the late 1960s and is a masterpiece of Brutalist architecture. My contribution to this project was early but critical - including figuring out how to feasibly convert the former art galleries to lab spaces, and how to integrate required structural upgrades without compromising the functionality of the architecture.
View from Upper Gallery
Plan of Lower Level Offices
View from Lower Gallery
View from Common Area
Plan of Upper Level Laboratories
Structural Integration Sections - Concept