St. Louis Art Museum East Building

Written By Serhii Chrucky
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building oblique entrance with engraved plinth, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri

Design Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Architect of Record: HOK
Landscape Architect: Michel Desvigne Paysagiste
Landscape Architect of Record: HGA
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
General Contractor: Tarlton / Pepper / KAI Joint Venture
Lighting Consultant: Arup
Location: St. Louis, MO

The eastern expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum is a contemporary counterpoint to Cass Gilbert's 1904 building, designed to respect the historic structure's prominence in Forest Park. A single-story pavilion set on a low plinth, the building is clad with panels of dark polished concrete containing Missouri and Wisconsin river aggregates, creating a material contrast against Gilbert's light stone. A sculpture garden behind the building displays works from the museum's modern and contemporary collection.

 
Saint Louis Art Museum 1904 main building and a reclining bronze across the lawn, by Cass Gilbert - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building oblique glazed facade and concrete wall, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building glass canopy beside the limestone facade, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum river birch allee at Emerson Plaza, landscape by Michel Desvigne Paysagiste - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building frontal entrance behind river birches, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building river-aggregate concrete cladding detail, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building tree shadows on the translucent glass, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum dark concrete wall and birch grove, landscape by Michel Desvigne Paysagiste - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum reclining bronze by the glass facade, landscape by Michel Desvigne Paysagiste - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building frontal concrete wall and glazed facade, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building angled glazed facade through foliage, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum bronze figure on the terraced plaza, landscape by Michel Desvigne Paysagiste - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
 
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building aerial over Forest Park and Grand Basin, by David Chipperfield - architectural photographer St. Louis Missouri
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