New Renderings Revealed as Eames Institute Moves Forward at Former Birkenstock Site
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A new California museum is a beautiful and complicated ode to the Eameses
When the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity released renderings of its new museum last week, it aimed to show how a museum campus could encapsulate the legacy of the 20th century’s most famous design couple, Charles and Ray Eames. The architectural project—helmed by museum design heavyweight Herzog & de Meuron, along with local firm EHDD and landscape architecture firm Field Operations—is meant to be more a celebration of the Eameses’ philoso…
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity presented the master plan of its future archives in Marin County, California. The project, developed by the Swiss office Herzog & de Meuron and the EHDD office, based in the Bay Area, transforms a mid-century modernist shed into a new extension of the Eames Museum, with spaces for artistic installations, flexible galleries, learning and coexistence areas, a theatre and gastronomic options. The large-scal…
Herzog & de Meuron and EHDD to Transform a Mid-Century Warehouse into the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has unveiled the masterplan for its forthcoming archives in Marin County, California. The project, designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Bay Area-based EHDD, transforms a mid-century modern warehouse into a cultural destination, with art installation space, flexible galleries, learning and gathering spaces, a theater, and dining offerings. The large-scale adaptive reuse project is accompani…
Eames Institute Files Master Plan to Turn 88.5-Acre Former Birkenstock Campus in Novato Into Global Design Museum
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has filed a master plan with Novato to convert the former Birkenstock headquarters it bought for $36 million into a design museum expected to draw about 200,000 visitors a year, with Herzog & de Meuron, EHDD and Field Operations designing an adaptive reuse targeted to start construction in 2028 and open in 2030.
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