The document outlines plans for improvements to the Montana Heritage Center, including a new home gallery, event center, cafe, and entry plaza facing the state capitol building. The schematic design aims to create an intuitive visitor experience where all areas are on one level, with galleries and spaces laid out simply and close together. The addition is planned to enhance the trail experience while being carefully integrated with the historic existing building.

1. Montana Heritage Center : 100% Schematic Design

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3. Montana Heritage Center : 2020 Design Approach
Plan Improvements :
HOMELAND GALLERY
EVENT CENTER
CAFE
CAPITOL
ENTRY PLAZA
PASS-THRU
ENTRY LOBBY
GIFTS
STOR
COMMONS COMMONS
ROOF TERRACE
OFFICES
RESEARCH CENTER
RUSSELL GALLERY
CHANGING GALLERIES
FLEX /
CLASSROOM
VOLUNTEER
STOR
SEC
NEW PROPOSED MAIN FLOOR PLAN
STACKS
PARKING LOT
ENTRY
CONTROL
EAST
ENTRY PLAZA
cafe seating
EXISTING HERITAGE CENTERPROPOSED NEW ADDITION PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR
VIBRANT ENTRY PLAZA FACING THE CAPITOL
INTUITIVE, CONTROLLED ENTRY
PEDESTRIAN PASS-THRU
VISITORS ALL ON ONE LEVEL (STAFF TOO)
SIMPLE & INTUITIVE WAYFINDING
GALLERIES ARE CLOSE TOGETHER
CAFE HAS STREET & PLAZA IDENTITY
ENHANCES THE TRAIL EXPERIENCE
CAREFULLY INTEGRATED WITH HISTORIC BUILDING

4. a n t i c i p a t i o n
f o r t h e
j o u r n e y
a h e a d
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5. m o t i o n
t e x t u r e
s h a d o w
w a r m t h
o p e n n e s s
h u m i l i t y
i n s t i n c t i v e
r e p e t i t i o n
d i r e c t i o n
a w e
s u n
c u r i o u s
s i m p l i c i t y
i n f o r m a l y e t o r d e r l y
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d e s t i n a t i o n s
g a t h e r i n g
p r o t e c t i o n
s t r a t a
a w e
r e s p e c t
d i s c o m f o r t
a d v e n t u r e
s h e e r
you are here
Rising Wolf (Two Medicine Area)

7. The humbling, mind-boggling determination of TIME, patiently moving ocean floors up to mountain-tops over millenia. The puzzling geology
of Montana, where old rock has been thrust over newer rock, has created visual icons like Chief Mountain, as a geological expression of the
Lewis Overthrust. Can we express this remarkable story with the design of the new building?
Chief Mountain
t h e
p h e n o m e n o n o f
o v e r t h r u s t
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8. Lake McDonald is the result of a receding glacier. This place has been quite meaningful to people of many cultures, for many generations.
t h e
e f f e c t s o f
m o v i n g i c e
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10. SINGULAR IDENTITY INTUITIVE ENTRY
VIBRANT NEW PLAZA THAT ADDRESSES THE CAPITOL GROUNDSMontana Heritage Center : 100% Schematic Design

11. FOCAL POINT ‘SYNERGY’ AT THE CAPITOL PLAZA
TRAIL PASS-THRU RESPECTFUL OF HISTORIC BUILDING
Montana Heritage Center : 100% Schematic Design

12. GATHERING AREA ‘TRAIL’ THROUGH BUILDING
COMMUNITY ATTRACTION COHESIVE WITH HISTORIC BUILDINGMontana Heritage Center : 100% Schematic Design

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