Illuminating Artifacts: Penn Museum Archive Extension
Initial Investigation: Social-Spatial Map
red: visitor movement; blue: artifacts movement; green: workers movement
Main Findings
Intervention: reinventing the display case
artifacts are only visible as shadows from the internal projection
the outer surface of the display becomes a screen for context information therefore never physically separated from the artifacts
display cluster
Architecture Intervention
projection and lighting study
plan
Display Clusters:
The area closer to the sidewalk (public) are organized into small clusters of display cocoons. Integrated with the ground to provide seating and areas of quiet contemplation.
Circulation:
The circulation of the project is organized in 3 interlacing layers. While the ground topography serves as the primary flow for visitors, the suspended paths serve as secondary visitor circulation & private artifacts circulation.
