SITE Santa Fe by SHoP Architects
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A bold, perforated-aluminum prow stretches out beyond SITE Santa Fe’s newly glazed entrance, extending the building’s northeast and southeast sides by about 60 feet. Made of powder-coated, unitized perforated-aluminum panels supported by a steel frame, this triangular structure defines a 1,740-square-foot Exhibition Court for potential outdoor works.
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Axonometric Diagram with the new addition
Image courtesy SHoP Architects
Floor Plan
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Floor Plan
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Illuminated by LEDs sandwiched between the layers of aluminum panels—an installation designed to be dark-sky-friendly—this silvery marquee emits a friendly glow that welcomes passersby without causing light pollution.
Photo © Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
A former beer warehouse located in a previously-industrial area near a rail yard, SITE Santa Fe’s existing 21,260-square-foot concrete masonry structure grew to 36,225 square feet with SHoP’s addition (a combination of masonry units and cast-in-place concrete). The architects maintained the building’s stucco finish, painting it black, glazed the lobby entrance, and added the triangular perforated-aluminum prow. Now adjacent to a community park, and across the road from a farmer’s market and cultural/commercial center (in the former rail yard), SITE’s slightly gritty exterior echoes the building’s past with a contemporary edge.
Photo © Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
SITE is located next to a community park with a performance green.
Photo © Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
Using a digital model, the design team devised the marquee or “prow” in close collaboration with the fabricator UAP Company.
Photo © Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
SHoP added 33 feet to the front of the building, adding 1,450 square feet and creating a generous multi-function lobby that houses a café and gift shop.
Photo © Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
Free to the public and open every day of the week, 360 days a year—along with the adjacent lobby café and gift shop—the newly expanded SITE Lab gallery, one of SITE’s now climate-controlled galleries, was about 1/5th the size of the 1,800 square feet it is today. A large rotating wall at its core spins to allow for relatively quick exhibition changeovers.
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The architects built a rear courtyard with a balcony, called the Sky Terrace, bordered by an acoustically-optimized event space/auditorium and Learning Lab.
Photo © Jeff Goldberg / ESTO
Architects & Firms
Founded in a disused beer warehouse in Santa Fe’s once-gritty Railyard District, SITE opened in 1995 as the only international biennial of contemporary art in the U.S. It has since evolved into a year-round destination for avant-garde works. But as the small museum neared its 20th year, the facility no longer suited the vision of the board and the new director, Irene Hofmann, so they invited New York– based SHoP to transform it. The design team has created a seamless expansion, adding a multifunction lobby, flexible galleries, storage and office areas, and upgrading the HVAC. They also built a rear courtyard bordered by an event space and education lab. The main attraction, though, is the bold perforated-aluminum prow that stretches from the newly glazed entrance. Softly lit by integrated LEDs, this silvery marquee not only welcomes passersby—it signals that something exciting is happening here.
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CreditsDesign Architect: SHoP Architects
Architect of Record: Allegretti Architects
Engineers: High Desert Structural Engineering (structural); Indus (M/E/P)
Consultant: BG Buildingworks (lighting) Geo-Test, Inc. (geotechnical)
General contractor: Sarcon Construction
Photography: Kate Russell
Additional photography: Jeff Goldberg Nick Merrick |
SpecificationsStructural Structural System: Steel, Concrete Masonry, CIP concrete Manufacturer of structural components unique to this project: New Mexico Steel Fabricators (steel trusses and façade anchors)
Curtain wall Metal/Glass Curtain Wall Fabricator: Southwest Glass & Glazing, Inc. Glass (Clear): Solarban 60 Clear Tempered Exterior Insulating Glass
Cladding Ornamental Metal Panels: Powder-coated aluminum 5052 H32 Steel Support: A 36 Exterior finishes Stucco: STO Corp. Steel Paint Coating: Sherwin Williams, Diamond Vogel Pedestal pavers: Tectura Designs Exterior Signage: SignArt of New Mexico Windows Metal frame: Tubelite Fire-rated Glass: Pilkington Pyrostop Doors Entrances: Tubelite Metal doors: Rocky Mountain Metals, Inc. Wood doors: Assa Abloy – Graham All-glass doors: C.R. Laurence Co. Special doors (sound control, X-ray, etc.): Solar Innovations (bi-fold door) Hardware Metal frame: Tubelite Locksets: Schlage Closers: Falcon Lock Exit devices: CRL Jackson, Von Duprin Pulls: Rockwood Other special hardware: Glynn-Johnson, Ives, Hallgren, Lockey, Zero Interior finishes Acoustical ceilings: Hunter Douglas, StarSilent by Pyrok, Armstrong, Epicore Suspension grid: Rockfon Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Jaynes Corporation Custom Retail Display: Well Beloved Wood Works Paints and stains: Diamond Vogel, Sherwin Williams Acoustic Paneling: Novawall Wall coverings: Carnegie Fabrics Plastic laminate: Wilsonart Solid surfacing: Caesarstone Floor and wall tile: Daltile (bathrooms, kitchen, café) Resilient flooring: Forbo Carpet: Patcraft Furnishings Office furniture: Herman Miller, Stellar Works, Hon, Brigade Filing, Maharam Reception furniture: Herman Miller Chairs: Arper Pix and Zinta (Maharam Upholstery), Tolix, Howe Seating, Tables: Tolix Maraif and Arper, Design Within ReachSculptura, Herman Miller Upholstery: Maharam, Carnegie Planters: Serralunga, Tau Manufacturing Lighting Downlights: Wila, Cooper Lighting Task lighting: Cooper Lighting Exterior: Solid State Luminaires, Optic Arts, FT Lighting, Cooper Lighting Dimming System or other lighting controls: Lutron, Ketra Emergency Lighting: Isolite, Sirocco Conveyance Elevator: Otis Plumbing Water Fountains and Fixtures: Kohler, Sloan, Bemis, Advance Tabco, Elkay, Just Manufacturing, Zurn, Dearborn Brass, Brasscraft, Crane Plumbing,
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