John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art는 서커스 사업가이자 예술작품수집가인 John Ringling와 그의 아내인 Mable의 전설과 같은 곳이다. 박물관은 한시적인 전시 갤러리를 위한 공간과 영구 보존작품을 위한 공간으로 구분되어 있는데, 역사적인 66 에이커에 달하는 부지에 위치한다. 전세계적으로도 가장 광대한 미술관 중 하나인 이곳이 이제는 플로리다 주립대학이 관장하는 미술관으로써 미국에서도 가장 큰 '박물관-대학' 부지 중 하나로 탈바꿈하였다.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the legacy of circus entrepreneur and art collector John Ringling and his wife, Mable. The Museum—which features both a permanent collection and temporary exhibition galleries—sits on a historic sixty-six acre estate that also includes the Venetian-Gothic Cà d’Zan mansion, the winter-residence of John and Mable Ringling, the Tibbals Learning Center, the John M. McKay Visitors Pavilion (housing the Historic Asolo Theater), the Johnson/Blalock Education/Conservation Building and The Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing. Believed to be originally envisioned as one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, the Museum was ahead of its time in assembling a significant collection of Asian Art. Now governed by Florida State University, the Museum establishes the Ringling Estate as one of the largest museum-university complexes in the United States.
Architects: Machado and Silvetti Associates
Location: Sarasota, Florida, United States
Architect of Record: Machado Silvetti
Area: 25500.0 ft2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Anton Grassl / Esto
The Asian Art Study Center is an addition and ‘gut renovation’ and to the West Wing galleries on the southwest corner of the Museum complex. The renovation converts approximately 18,000 square-feet of existing gallery space from temporary exhibition space to permanent galleries for the museum’s growing Asian collection. A 7,500 square-foot addition houses new gallery space and a multi-purpose lecture hall. The Asian Art Study Center also includes innovative study/storage space and seminar rooms for scholars, researchers and students.
The addition’s façade is composed of deep-green, glazed terra cotta tiles that address the client’s requirement of a new monumental entrance. The façade relates to the natural environment of the Museum’s extensive landscape, and its color and chiseled profile are reminiscent of the Cà d’Zan mansion’s ceramic detailing. Machado Silvetti collaborated closely with Boston Valley Terra Cotta to develop the color, form and installation technique for the panels. The over 3,000 tiles provide a high performance, visually striking building envelope that redefines the functionality of the surrounding site by activating the existing courtyard and by addressing circulation and infrastructure needs of the site.
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