DIA:BEACON
Dia Art Foundation, Beacon, NY
Proposal 1999Project 1999-2001
Completion 2001-03
Dia:Beacon is the award-winning conversion of a former Nabisco box-factory, situated along the Hudson River, into a museum for Dia Art Foundation's renowned permanent collection. The project works to create a powerful, yet discrete, context for painting, sculpture and landscape by optimizing natural light and minimizing the use of material resources. Balancing the needs of individual artworks with the strength of the exposed building structure and large factory floor plates, the design team carefully calibrated new interior insertions to create a restrained architecture that firmly embraces the artworks and visitors without overwhelming either.
The former administrative wing houses a bookstore, cafe, educational media facilities, and offices. Working together with artist, Robert Irwin, the design team additionally developed a new entry passage, site circulation, parking and landscape for the museum's exterior surrounds.
Winner of the 2006 AIANY Merit Award & 2005 AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Honor Award.
OpenOffice
Design Partners: Lyn Rice, Alan Koch, Galia Solomonoff, Linda Taalman
Architect-of-Record: Lyn Rice/OpenOffice Architecture
Project Manager: Jay Hindmarsh
Project Team: Astrid Lipka, Leif Halverson, Howard Chu, Martin Hagel, Darnen Hamilton, Anoo Raman, Alisa Andrasek, Ava Hamilton
Landscape & Master Plan: Robert Irwin
Structural: Ross Dalland
Civil: T.M. Depuy
Environmental: Arup
Preservation: Jeffrey Shrimpton
