The Guggenheim Museum in New York is located in Manhattan and features a distinctive spiral design. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the building in the late 1950s as a white cylindrical structure with galleries arranged in an illuminated spiral ramp. Visitors view artwork as they walk up the ramp, taking inspiration from Babylonian ziggurats. The museum has 6 floors of exhibition space topped by a glass dome and offers panoramic views of Central Park from its location on the Upper East Side.

1. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN NEW YORK

2. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN NEW YORK
• Type of Art Museum
• Location : New York, United states
• Built in 1959
• Year Of Remodeling: 2006- 2008
• Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

3. INTRODUCTION
• The Guggenheim Museum in New York is the first museum
established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, dedicated to
modern art. Founded in 1937 in Upper East Side, NY, it is the best
known of all the museums of the foundation, and is often called
simply "The Guggenheim".
• The Guggenheim is situated with a view of the famous Central Park,
offering a great combination of views to walkers in the city
• 51,000 ft 2 galleries, public areas,retail space, and administrative offices.
• 92ft tall atrium topped with expansive glass dome
• main ramp coils upward 6 floors

4. CONCEPT
• The building itself became a work of art. From the street, the
building looks like a white ribbon rolled into a cylindrical shape,
slightly wider at the top than at the bottom. Internally, the
galleries form a spiral. Thus, the visitor sees the work as you
walk up the illuminated spiral ramp.
• Its design was inspired by a "Ziggurat" Babylonian temple
pyramid, inverted.

5. LOWER LEVEL & GROUND FLOOR

6. FIRST FLOOR & SECOND FLOOR PLAN

7. MATERIALS
• The materials used in its construction were basically precast
concrete blocks.
• The white paint used on the internal walls makes the works of art
stand out.
• The skylight is supported by steel joints.

8. BUILDING FOUNDATION
• Because the soil is easily drained, it allows for an underground level.
Underground level contains a theater and bookstore which is outlined
with thick load- bearing concrete walls.
• There is a deep foundation with a basement wall footing that encloses a
basement space and it is restrained by a top floor slab of reinforced
concrete.

9. • The building is cast-in-place concrete, its spiral shape formed by a grand cantilevered ramp, over one-
quarter of a mile long, that curves unbroken from the ground to the heights of the dome, almost one
hundred feet above.
• This circular form is repeated in the elevator shaft, the skylight and the auditorium below the main floor
and in decorative motives such as the circles of the terrazzo floor and the outside pavement, the grills,
windows and even flower beds.
• The ground floor provides a multipurpose space useful for the display of large paintings and
sculptures and is ideal for special events.
• The High Gallery supplies additional space for sculpture and monumental pictures and is in marked
contrast to the seventy-four niche-like bays that compose the primary display areas. Adjacent to the
exhibition wing, and linked to it bv the Justin K. Thann_x0002_hauser galleries above and the new
bookstore below, is the Administration building which houses the offices of the museum staff. It is
circular in plan, with a light-well surrounding the utility core which extends from the ground to a
skylight above.

13. THE MUSEUM OF FUTURE,
BY KILLA DESIGNS IN DUBAI-UAE

14. THE MUSEUM OF FUTURE
• Location: Dubai, UAE,
• Type: Museum,
• Architect: Killa Designs,
• Contractors: BAM Higgs & Hill and Trans gulf,
• Features: 7 Storeys of exhibition space, 3 podium levels including a 420 seat auditorium,
restaurant, café, and lobby,
• Status: Under Construction,
• The year: 2018
• Area : 30,000 sqm
• Construction technology : parametric complicated steel façade, and superstructure.

15. MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE: A REVOLUTIONARY ALTERNATIVE TO THE
TRADITIONAL SKYSCRAPERS
• The Museum of the Future will be an expressive and dynamic identity of the place. This design has three
layers, including the green hill, the building and, the void.
• The green hill exhibit the earth, with solidity, permanency, and is established in place, time, and history.
That is to say, the elevation of the structure from the site is in the form of an earthen, vegetated mound with
minimal visible built intervention. It is to elevate the building in a calm and humbly way above the metro
line. This creates greenery on the rooftop. However, that is not usual in Dubai where guests can enjoy the
exterior views of the Museum.
• Similarly, the glittering, futuristic upper building represents mankind, with all of its strength, artistry, and
ability to create in harmony with its surroundings. The structure is created to the great new form, it
originates from the hill. Further, it is covered with Arabic writings about the future and showcasing mankind’s
passion for the arts and creativity.
• Lastly, the elliptical void within the upper structure represents creativity. The motto of creating a space
shows the unwritten future of humanity, and the world can symbolically look towards it. Eventually, the open
and easy future is an inspiration that can pull the innovators and creators of today.

16. CONCEPT OF THE MUSEUM OF FUTURE
• The Museum of the Future symbolizes the most advanced technology in the complex
design structures in the Middle East. “Killa designs ”firm exhibited, the futuristic and
innovative style. Thus, ‘giant hula hoop’ or the ‘Torus’ is an exclusive form
designed for the museum of the future design.
• The Torus shape represents ‘what is known,’ – around ‘the unknown’. However,
represented in the space at the center of the structure. In essence, the Museum of the
Future is a glittering silver torus imprinted with Arabic calligraphical writings.

18. • Sustainability has been the main driver for the Museum of the Future’s design since
its first sketch.
• The aspiration was to make the design, the fabrication, and its operational
resources as sustainable as possible using the highest global innovative
technologies.
• the project achieved LEED Platinum certification by using passive solar design, low-
energy and low-water engineering solutions, recovery strategies for both energy
and water, and building integrated renewables from an offsite solar.
• The Museum of the Future comprises of a single basement for primary services and
the three-storey podium structure below the green hill, houses the lobby,
auditorium, cafés, restaurants, retail, car parking and building services.
• Above the podium the stainless-steel clad museum exhibition spaces comprises of
12,000sqm on seven floors which are nine meters apart. The overall height of the
building is 78m with a total built up area of 30,000sqm.
Sustainable Features of The Museum of Future

20. Verticality
The 78-meter-high building accommodates 6 exhibition halls and 1 administration floor above a 3-story
podium with enough landscape and needed ventilation and an F+B deck, with 420 seat auditorium, retail,
parking, and services.
On the whole, the special features of the design will create a great landmark that will be a shining example
for all future low-carbon buildings in the UAE.

22. URBAN CONTEXT