https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1582 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17775 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17775-the-grand-egyptian-museum-a-quarter-century-in-the-making goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17638 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17638-at-storm-king-art-center-a-multidisciplinary-team-reshapes-the-arrival-sequence A soaring central atrium is the defining feature of an extensive museum renovation in Dublin.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13271 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13271-national-gallery-of-ireland-by-heneghan-peng-architects A new Wicklow granite ramp leads up to the main entrance of the historic museum; the team buried a mechanical space beneath the front lawn. Photo © Marie-Louise Photography Light bounces off original white-glazed bricks, illuminating the new minimalist courtyard around which visitors to the Dargan and Milltown wings now orient themselves. Photo © Marie-Louise Photography The gallery is part of Dublin’s main governmental and museum complex. Photo © Archimation and Heneghan Peng Architects Bricked-over windows have been reopened, bringing daylight back into the Dargan wing’s Shaw Room after an absence of several decades. Photo © Marie-Louise Photography The architect’s hand in the historic galleries is almost invisible, bringing the rooms up to 21st-century mechanical and lighting standards while maintaining their original spirit. Photo © Marie-Louise Photography 1803-Heneghan-Peng-Architects-Dublin-National-Gallery-of-Ireland-06.jpg Photo © Marie-Louise Photography Image courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects Image courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects Image courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects A museum near Jerusalem, dedicated to Palestinian culture, offers a glimmer of optimism in troubled times.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12299 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12299-palestinian-museum-by-heneghan-peng-architects Twenty miles north of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Museum crowns a hilltop ajacent to Birzeit University in the West Bank. Jordanian landscape architect Lara Zureikat designed the dramatic terraced gardens filled with fragrant shrubs and fruit trees. Photo © Iwan Baan Twenty miles north of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Museum crowns a hilltop ajacent to Birzeit University in the West Bank. Jordanian landscape architect Lara Zureikat designed the dramatic terraced gardens filled with fragrant shrubs and fruit trees. Photo © Iwan Baan The architects wanted the museum to blend with the surrounding terrain, so they incorporated a variety of outdoor spaces including an amphitheater and a landscaped café terrace. Photo © Iwan Baan The architects wanted the museum to blend with the surrounding terrain, so they incorporated a variety of outdoor spaces including an amphitheater and a landscaped café terrace. Photo © Iwan Baan The museum will not be installed until the fall, but it is already hosting student tours. Photo © Iwan Baan Inside, the cool interiors echo the building’s folded form. Photo © Iwan Baan To limit solar heat gain yet maintain stunning views to the west, the architects added aluminum fins to the café’s glass walls. Photo © Iwan Baan Image courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects Image courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects Mass Tourism has a paradoxical effect: The infrastructure for access and interpretation it demands can obscure the very thing visitors come to see.

]]> giants-causeway-visitor-centre-heneghan-peng-architects.asp Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7913-giants-causeway-visitor-centre Two folds in the landscape negotiate a 20-foot level change across the site and define the building and parking lot. Between them a ramp leads to the 'restored' ridgeline. Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandTwo folds in the landscape negotiate a 20-foot level change across the site and define the building and parking lot. Between them a ramp leads to the 'restored' ridgeline.Photo © Hufton + Crow Formed by volcanic activity 50 million years ago, the Giant's Causeway comprises over 40,000 polygonal columns up to 39 feet tall. In legend it is said to be the vestige of a bridge to Scotland built Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandFormed by volcanic activity 50 million years ago, the Giant's Causeway comprises over 40,000 polygonal columns up to 39 feet tall. In legend it is said to be the vestige of a bridge to Scotland built by an Irish giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill, and destroyed by a rival Scottish giant, Benandonner, as he fled in fright at the prospect of a fight. Photo © Hufton + Crow Inside, the concrete ceiling and floor have a high recycled content and'along with measures such as ground-source heating and cooling and graywater recovery'earned the building an 'Excellent' rating b Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandInside, the concrete ceiling and floor have a high recycled content and'along with measures such as ground-source heating and cooling and graywater recovery'earned the building an 'Excellent' rating by the BREEAM sustainability measure. Quintuple-glazed skylights aligned with steps in the floor plate admit views of visitors walking on the landscaped roof above.Photo © Hufton + Crow Inside, the concrete ceiling and floor have a high recycled content and'along with measures such as ground-source heating and cooling and graywater recovery'earned the building an 'Excellent' rating b Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandInside, the concrete ceiling and floor have a high recycled content and'along with measures such as ground-source heating and cooling and graywater recovery'earned the building an 'Excellent' rating by the BREEAM sustainability measure. Quintuple-glazed skylights aligned with steps in the floor plate admit views of visitors walking on the landscaped roof above.Photo © Hufton + Crow The accessible green roof offers panoramic vistas over land and sea. Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandThe accessible green roof offers panoramic vistas over land and sea. Photo © Hufton + Crow A bead-blasted steel balustrade was installed in place of the architects' preferred glass, as local planning conditions prohibited the use of reflective materials. Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandA bead-blasted steel balustrade was installed in place of the architects' preferred glass, as local planning conditions prohibited the use of reflective materials.Photo © Hufton + Crow There are three mullion types in the facade. The largest elements help to carry the load of the roof and are composed of basalt blocks arranged around concrete cores; medium-sized mullions are self-su Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandThere are three mullion types in the facade. The largest elements help to carry the load of the roof and are composed of basalt blocks arranged around concrete cores; medium-sized mullions are self-supporting stacks of stone; the slimmest are threaded with post-tensioned steel cables.Photo © Hufton + Crow Blocks were cut in three heights and arranged with consistent horizontal joints at regular intervals. Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandBlocks were cut in three heights and arranged with consistent horizontal joints at regular intervals.Photo © Hufton + Crow The locally quarried stone is thought to come from the same lava flow that formed the causeway. Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandThe locally quarried stone is thought to come from the same lava flow that formed the causeway.Photo © Missfitz Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandImage courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre Giant's Causeway Visitor CentreHeneghan Peng ArchitectsCounty Antrim, Northern IrelandImage courtesy Heneghan Peng Architects