Owner:
Tacoma Art Museum
Design architect:
Antoine Predock Architects,
Albuquerque, N.M.
Executive architect:
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen,
Seattle
General contractor: Hoffman Construction Co., Seattle
Structural engineer: Putnam Collins Scott Associates,
Tacoma
Electrical engineer: Abacus, Seattle
Civil engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Seattle
Mechanical engineer: Abacus, Seattle
Landscape architect: Swift & Co., Seattle
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Location: 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma
Cost: $22 million
Size: 50,000 square feet
Opening: May 3
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• Galleries: The museum's 12,000 square feet of exhibition space includes a high-ceilinged main gallery that will feature touring shows and other special exhibitions. A smaller, 1,200-square-foot gallery will display regional artists. Three more galleries, totaling 6,600 square feet, will house rotating exhibits.
• Education wing: The 8,064-square-foot third-floor education wing includes an art classroom, art studio and library.
• Event space: The 1,800-square-foot event space will be available for lectures, films and performances. Other event venues include a third-floor outdoor terrace and the Allen Family Plaza.
• Museum store and cafe: The street-level store will sell gifts, books, art prints and other items related to the Tacoma Art Museum, its exhibitions and collection. The nearby cafe serves a limited menu of soups, salads, desserts and grilled entrees.
• Stone garden: The open-air interior stone garden is encased in mirrored stainless steel and reflective glass. Designed by Richard Rhodes of Seattle's Rhodes Architectural Stone with architect Antoine Predock, the garden is a simple space for visitors to rest their eyes between galleries.
• Offices and storage: Freight elevators and a loading dock serve the below-street-level preservation and storage area. The administrative offices and boardroom also sit beneath street level. The parking area holds 125 vehicles.
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