Figge Art Museum
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 | Figge Art Museum |
| Designer | David Chipperfield Architects, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Location | Davenport, Iowa, USA |
| Date | 1999 to 2005 |
| Building Type | Museum |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | With Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa, USA (HLKB) as architect of record.Replacement for the original Davenport Museum of Art. |
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| Client | Davenport Museum of Art |
| Cost | $48.5 Million US |
| Area | 100,000 square feet (9300 square meters) |
| Site | 2.2 acres (0.9 hectares) |
| Program | museum |
[edit] Project Team
- Architect: David Chipperfield Architects, London, England, United Kingdom
- Johannes Baumstark, Franz Borho, David Chipperfield, Jochen Glemser, Isabelle Heide, Victoria Jessen-Pike, Reto Liechti, Laurent Masmonteil, Viola Simoncioni, Jennifer Singer, Hau Ming Tse, Patrick Uberbacher, Reiko Yamasaki
- Architect of Record: Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture (HLKB), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Principles in Charge: Cal Lewis, FAIA & Kirk Blunck, FAIA
- Project Manager: Doug Frey, AIA
- Project Architect: Jill Anderson, AIA & Cheung Chan, AIA
- Specifications Writer: Mark Schmidt, AIA CSI CCS
- Project Designer: Tom Hilton, AIA, Jonathan Sloan, AIA, LEED AP, Tom Trapp, Evan Shaw, Jeff Wagner, Greg Smith, Carey Nagle
- Landscape Architect: Zach Heitzman
- Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates www.wernick.eu.com
- Structural Engineer: Charles A. Saul Engineering www.csengr.com (Structural Engineer of Record)
- Services Engineer: Arup www.arup.com
- Construction Manager: Russell/Pepper Joint Venture
- Models: Matthew Marchbank of David Chipperfield Architects
[edit] Products Used in Building
Structural System
- Concrete: Treiber Construction Company www.treiberconstruction.com
Exterior Cladding Metal/glass curtainwall: Custom, Design by W.J. Higgins & Associates, www.wjhiggins.com; Contractor: Architectural Wall Systems
Glazing
- Glass: Old Castle Glass www.oldcastle.com
- Skylights: Unicel Architectural www.unicelarchitectural.com
- Insulated-panel or plastic glazing: Old Castle Glass www.oldcastle.com
Doors
- Metal doors: Curries Contractor www.curries.com: Doors Inc, Davenport
- Upswinging doors, other: Schweiss Bi-Fold Doors www.bifold.com
Interior finishes
- Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Calmar Manufacturing Co. www.calmar.com
- Paints and stains: Iowa Paint www.iowapaint.com, no stain on wood floor, finished with OSMO Color Hardwax Oil www.osmouk.com
- Wood floor: Bembé Parkett www.bembe.de
- Carpet: Bentley Prince Street www.bentleyprincestreet.com
Furnishings
- Office furniture: Knoll www.knoll.com
- Fixed seating: Poltrona Frau www.poltronafrau.it
Lighting
- Downlights: Erco www.erco.com
- Task lighting: Erco www.erco.com
- Controls: Lutron www.lutron.com
Conveyance
- Elevator: Kone www.kone.com
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- "Art Urbane" by Katharine Logan, ArchitectureWeek No. 264, 2005.1109, p.D1.1. (cover story)
