Location
New York, NY
Architect
Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa
General Contractor
Sciame Construction
Industry
Cultural
Project overview
The New York Museum of Contemporary art took permanent residence in this new seven-story building that features 58,800 square feet of exhibit space. Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa came up with the design for the building as a bold, but flexible appearance representing characteristics of modern art. In 2008, the museum’s building was named one of the architectural New Seven Wonders of the World by Conde Nast Traveler
Project Scope
The building owners initially wanted a smooth facade, but MG McGrath found a solution that matched the vision of the architect, as well as the budget of the museum owners. MG McGrath fabricated 33,000 square feet of 3mm diamond-patterned, expanded aluminum mesh with a seamless installation. Expanded metal produces much less waste because it is cut and stretched, unlike perforation which punches out material. This stretching also makes the material around the holes twist outward to create a unique texture and added curvature for higher light reflectivity. The MG McGrath team also fabricated and installed 32,308 square feet of extruded aluminum back-up wall panels for the museums exterior facade. The panels were given a Light Gray Kynar PVDF paint finish so that light could shimmer off of the diamond patterning
