Museum of the Bible
Washington, D.C.
Best Project

Owner:圣经博物馆
Lead Design Firm:SmithGroupJJR
General Contractor:Clark Construction Group
Structural Engineer:Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates
Subcontractors:Southland (HVAC); Calvert (Masonry); Manganaro (Masonry and Drywall); Roschmann Steel & Glass (Galley Glazing); Icon (Non-Galley Glazing); Berlin (Structural Steel)

虽然博物馆通常可能需要十多年的规划，设计和建设，但这座2.54亿美元，430,000平方英尺的圣经项目的博物馆从概念到盛大开放五年。

Portions of the museum occupy the Terminal Refrigerating and Warehouse Company Building, built in southwest Washington, D.C., in 1923. Over the course of the project, the team adapted 140,000 sq ft of warehouse space, performed 240,000 sq ft of infill construction and renovated an additional 50,000 sq ft of existing space.

为了在一个加快的30个月建设阶段运送博物馆，该项目团队表示，它维护了原始结构并拆除了其他楼层，并创建了双高楼层。

The team also divided the museum into two separate projects. One group worked on demolition and new construction, while another handled the historic renovation. The team says that this plan enabled it to turn over exhibit spaces that were part of the historic renovation to the exhibit design team a year ahead of the grand opening.

The museum houses five floors of exhibit space, research laboratories, libraries, a lecture hall, a performing arts venue and a 500-seat ballroom.

值得注意的功能包括37英尺高的青铜入口门，上面有古腾堡圣经的铭文；140英尺长的LED街机天花板；一个117英尺高的悬挂纪念中庭楼梯，带有蚀刻的玻璃栏杆；以及250英尺长的桶装窗帘墙屋顶“厨房”，享有华盛顿天际线的景色。

新的屋顶厨房是一个曲线玻璃和金属信封，具有可见的结构肋骨，并在入口立面上投射了prow。屋顶是一种弯曲的Aess钢系统，带有铝制，分割的低铁和玻璃玻璃单元。

One Best Projects judge praised the building’s “extraordinary engineering and workmanship.” The judge also noted the “careful detailing done for a very complex asymmetric structure.”

尽管没有使用正式的综合项目交付协议，但法官还喜欢该团队采用IPD理念来加快日程安排。另一位法官说：“这是未来的趋势。”

Architect SmithGroupJJR employed design-assist with HVAC contractor Southland to enable rapid feedback and expedited decisions. It also allowed work to overlap for several months.

To facilitate decisions, about 20 different mock-ups were created for spaces such as the atrium stairs, the decorative glass guardrail and various portions of the performance hall.

The project is located in a dense urban area with a CSX rail line to the south, a government office building to the east and an underground Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)rail line to the north.

The project team consulted with many agencies to review and get approval for the museum, including the Commission of Fine Arts, Historic Preservation Review Board, D.C. Preservation League, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, D.C. Dept. of Transportation and Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the D.C. Public Space Committee, electric utility Pepco, WMATA and CSX.

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