Details
- Size: 108,000 square feet
- Completion Date: 2013
Team
- Architect: CO Architects
- Contractor: MATT Construction
Awards
- Award of Merit, Cultural/Worship Category, 2013 ENR California Best Projects
Completed in time for the Museum’s centennial celebration in 2013, the new Otis Booth Pavilion and connecting pedestrian bridge were key components to creating a more inviting entrance to the Museum. Both elements are visually striking and collectively serve as a focal point. The bridge’s curved structural tube steel stretches more than 50-ft over a landscaped arroyo and garden. The glass-enclosed Pavilion, which serves as the Museum’s main entry, rises 6-stories. The pavilion is a fully immersive multimedia experience and highlights the Museum’s famous fin-whale skeleton, which is suspended in a diving position from the ceiling.
