In order to attract a new and diverse generation of potential patrons, we conceived solutions that nullified those spatial barriers and helped the museum create a new identity for the 21st century – an artistic repository that could also double as an urban living room for all of Louisville. The new Speed accomplished this by moving its attention beyond its outer walls and engaging the complex working systems in and around the site.
The Speed Museum
KNBA + wHY Architecture
Location
Louisville, KY
Type
Public
Client
Speed Art Museum
Size
62,500 sq ft
The Speed Art Museum embodies the history of American architecture in a single structure.
The original building was constructed in 1927 with additions in 1954, 1972, 1983 and 1995. K. Norman Berry Associates Architects, Architect of Record, worked with the museum designers, wHY Architecture to complete this addition and renovation. KNBA was entrusted with the responsibility to enhance and clarify the building and obtain LEED certification for this international award-winning structure. These efforts elevated one of the Commonwealth’s most prized structures, updating the facility to current museum standards.
Recognition
- 2018 Honor Award
- American Institute of Architects, Kentucky
- 2018 Ida Lee Willis Foundation
- Preservation Project Award
- Kentucky Heritage Council
- ENR Midwest’s 2018 Best Projects
