Summary: The museum administration is located on a mezzanine floor directly above the entry level looking over the lobby and the Kama River Off the lobby to the west are the library and bookstore to the east is the restaurant Restaurant bookstore library and lobby have views to the north to the bridge the park the river edge and the port The east and west ends of the bridge blocks on the first level contain service and storage with adjoining loading access There are five primary built elements that comprise the building organization To the west built into the excavated site is the West Bridge Block that spans the West Art Canyon in the center is the Entry Lobby and Forecourt to the east is the East Bridge Block that spans the East Art Canyon The lobby is an almost entirely glass element with entry desk stairs and elevators to various events and levels topped by a mounded extension of the reconfigured land form that sits on a portion of the lobby roof The lobby is essentially open to City River and sky designed to accommodate a wide range of changeable exhibits
Image Dimensions: 430 x 127
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