Sculpture Pavilion

Fall 2019

Sited at the Menil Campus in Houston, this sunken sculpture pavilion is meant to encourage individual experiences and different ways of wandering as one becomes immersed underground. The geometries of the plan are derived from the plan of Robert Venturi’s 1959 Beach House, characterized by the 45° angled conditions and freestanding walls. There is no single entry point, but rather multiple entrances that lead to a montage of spaces occurring one after the other. Visitors may find themselves facing a diagonal, a plane, or a narrow niche. In addition to having a variety of exhibition spaces, monumental elements are used as landmarks to orient visitors toward collective gathering spaces which emphasize movement and exploration throughout the site.

Houston, TX