The entire building is raised above a linear strip of glass to perfectly calibrate sight-lines from interior courtyard visitors to views of automobiles bodies beyond - the effect is of a building lightly hovering upon visual flows of traffic. Wiley and Mary Hull Websters 1999 Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) exhibition of the same name and pays tribute to the late Wiley, who passed away in Novato. As an environmentally intelligent skin, the exposed west side of the building provides a deep surface depth reduce solar gain.
MOCA MUSEUM OAKLAND SKIN
The tubular skin can be sculpted to create varying surface depths, and due to geometric irregularity of tubular stacking, it is everywhere unique. Using redundant layer of metal tubes, the façade’s surfaces pulsate with changing visual hot spots. Gallery admission is free and reasonable fees.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 11:00 AM 6:00 PM. Self-Guided Visits for large groups and Guided Group Tours are available upon request. Responding to a driver’s perspective from the road, the building’s surface data of signage, color, and architectural openings emerge legibly, only to fully recede from a different position. MOCHA - Museum of Childrens Art (MOCHA) in Oakland is unique in that it only displays artwork by children. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: The Museum is closed to the public.
This new 7,000 square foot museum proposal is adjacent to a freeway and provides an opportunity for the façade to serve as visual icon for the institution.
_Invited competition proposal for the Museum of Contemporary Art at the Luther Burbank Center.
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