MUSEUM OF WATER & LIFE
PROJECT TYPE:
[MUSEUM][SQUARE FOOTAGE: XX,XXX SF]
INSPIRED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIAMOND VALLEY LAKE, THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAN-MADE WATER STORAGE LAKE, THE MUSEUMS OF WATER + LIFE CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER AND THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE IT PLAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE. THE DUAL MUSEUMS WATER (THE CENTER FOR WATER EDUCATION) AND LIFE (THE WESTERN CENTER FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY) SERVE TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON WHICH THEY ARE BUILT.
THE MUSEUM’S DESIGN SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVOLVE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE.
THE MUSEUM'S DESIGN SERIZES THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVOLVE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, USING A COLLAGE OF BUILDING AND NATURAL ELEMENTS IN FORMAL, CLASSICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN ORDER TO UNIFY AND ORGANIZE.
IN THIS WAY, THE DESIGN DOES NOT END AT THE BUILDING’S EDGE, BUT EXTENDS VIEW AND PLACE INTO THE LANDSCAPE AND COMMUNITY.