Ashmolean Museum Renovation and Extension
Rick Mather Architects
The Ashmolean is Oxford’s pre-eminent museum, but it suffers from a number of serious environmental shortcomings in its’ extensive gallery spaces, the renovation also includes the complete replacement of electrical, security and telecommunications systems.
DETAILS
LOCATION: OXFORD. UK
DATE: 2009
SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Strategy
The newly finished extension and renovation of the Museum doubles the overall floor area and increases Gallery space by 50%. The impact is two-fold: it allows a larger part of the museum’s collection to be on display and improves the back-of-house facilities, including conservation workshops and the provision of improved archive space.
New systems include a complete infrastructure rationalisation and upgrade and close control conditioning with high-efficiency filtration to all Gallery areas. Air supply to the new gallery spaces is via a wall based displacement air supply system. The renovation also includes the complete replacement of electrical, security and telecommunications systems.
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The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology
Rick Mather Architects
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