Architecture · Academic project

Roosevelt Island Museum

A proposal to reoccupy the Smallpox Hospital ruin with new floors, stairs and spaces for visitors.

Project period
2018–2019
Contribution periods
2018–2019
Role
Personal contribution to confirm
All Work
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Aerial view of the stone ruin, planted roof and winding approach beside the river.
A straight path through the grass leads to the framed opening in the stone wall.
A glazed walkway follows the row of stone arches under the exposed overhead framing.
An octagonal opening occupies the center of the atrium between tall stone walls.
Interlocking white stair flights rise across the central installation beneath a glazed roof.
Tiered dark seating flanks an illuminated central aisle in the auditorium.
Tables sit beneath the glass café canopy facing the trees and park lawn.
Plan of the museum level tracing the retained stone enclosure, archive outline and proposed walls.