Kimbell Art Museum Expansion

The Kimbell Art Museum Expansion is a free-standing 101,130sf addition with three main components: the East Pavilion, West Building, and basement. The above grade East Pavilion includes gallery and lobby spaces. Divided into three, 102ft bays, the East Pavilion mirrors the organization of the original museum. It features cast-in-place concrete walls and twin long-span, laminated timber beams supporting a glass roof. The twin beams are joined by custom metal connectors and bracing and provide column-free spaces the full width of the 102ft bays. A “double wall” system, incorporating thermal breaks and a plenum for return air, allows for the concrete walls to be exposed on the interior and exterior. The West Building has additional gallery space, education rooms, an auditorium, and an inhabitable green roof integrated with the surrounding park landscape. There is a basement underneath the full building site and a parking garage below grade between the new and existing buildings.