Services
FACILITIES & BUILDINGS
We work with new and established cultural institutions or with their architects and engineers to ensure that the built space really meets their needs and fully realizes their opportunities and sustainability objectives.
Facility Strategy
Development of a zoned space program, access, adjacency and circulation diagrams and building systems and standards on the basis of design principles and assumptions rooted in an analysis of the space and facilities needs of the institution.
Functional Brief (or Program)
A systematic document written in the user's language, describing the functions required of a building and its systems and facilities, its circulation patterns and adjacency and access requirements, including a room-by-room identification of every technical variable (light, humidity, filtration, etc.) affecting each room in the building.
Collection Analysis
A quantitative and qualitative study of the contents of a museum collection in meaningful groups or classifications, and of the spatial and facilities requirements of the collection, including projection and provision for its future growth over a stated time period, and for the security, documentation and preservation of the collection.
Collection Development Strategy
A qualitative and quantitative projection of collection development, including acquisition and de-accessioning plans, formed in consultation with curators and collection managers of the institution with a view to projecting space requirements.
Design Review
Review during each stage of the design process to ensure that the functional and sustainability requirements for museum planning are met.
Architectural Selection Service
A process for managing the architectural selection process and competitions for a new facility or addition to an existing facility to ensure outstanding submittals and the selection of a compatible architect with inspiring design approach.