National Children’s Museum by Pelli Clarke
Did you know that there are 48 million children under 13 in the US? Well, the new National Children´s Museum is for all of them, inspiring them to care about and improve the world. The design, by renowed architects Pelli Clarke was unveiled a couple of days ago, and includes over 150,000 sqf to house permanent exhibitions by three prominent design firms – Amaze Design, Roto Studios, and Aldrich Pears.
After the break, more images and the green features of this LEED-certified project.
The 150,000 square-foot, LEED-certified building will be built using recycled and sustainable materials and will incorporate a number of green features in the new building, including:
• A Wind Turbine: The building’s wind turbine, a symbol of NCM’s commitment to sustainable and renewable energy, will be a source of power.
• A Sun Reflector: A series of reflective panels on the roof of the arrival space will reflect sunlight, minimize artificial lighting, and reduce energy loads during the day.
• A Living Wall: The Museum’s south facing façade features a cable and tray system to support a framework for a living, green wall. The Living Wall will shade the building from the bright, hot southern sun, helping to cool the building and reduce energy demands.
• A Green Roof: A green roof system will provide for sedums and small scale planting, absorb rainwater (reducing storm run off), improve thermal insulation, and reduce the “heat island” effect.
• Recycled Materials: The new Museum will use recycled structural steel and some recycled brick from demolished buildings.
I guess this project was a metophor for children as being speratic, energetic,and loud. Dispite the loudness, of today’s kids programming, video games, etc, I do beleive that children can understand and be represented through subtlety as well. Remember Mr. Rogers?
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*metaphor
This building could be anything. Does not speak ‘children’ to me.
More childish than children. Do we have to live with a playpen as a building in our capital. How about that facebook vanity wall with hige kids’ photos – beautifully narcissistic.
It looks like a shopping mall.
exactly, it’s a banal interpretation of children’s perception of their own world
I want recreational space for childeren including the computer games,park,amused space,etc…