This modernization of the Hirshhorn’s interior and plaza will be the largest physical reimagining of the museum in its history
Selldorf Architects, which specializes in cultural spaces, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill — where Gordon Bunshaft, the original architect behind the museum’s building, was a partner — will lead the modernization efforts, Hirshhorn officials told The Washington Post.
In doing so, they won’t stray too far from the past. The distinctive 1974 Brutalist-style building is “made with a certain philosophy that we still hold dear,” Chris Cooper, design partner at SOM, said. Given the firm’s close ties to Bunshaft and Selldorf’s expertise in museum design, “We didn’t feel that we would be afraid of the building, but we felt like we could come and work to project it into the future,” he said.
With the revamp, the Hirshhorn hopes to attract more young visitors by making the museum — occasionally likened to a fortress — warm and approachable. For Selldorf, this means lowering barriers to entry. She notes that, currently, the museum has revolving-door entrances, one small public elevator and narrow escalators — all of which could be difficult to negotiate for individuals with disabilities. “We want to think about this holistically,” she says, voicing her hope that “everybody gets to have the same experience as much as possible.”
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