STONE
Barnes Foundation
Jerusalem limestone creates signature stone building
Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Client: D.M. Sabia & Co
Completion: 2012
Category: Institutional
Project Type: Stone Engineering
Stone Type: Jerusalem Limestone
Awards
2012–Apollo Award for Museum Opening of the Year
2013–Building Stone Institute Tucker Award
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To say that there was nothing usual about this project for PICCO's stone engineering team is a vast understatement. With no single piece of stone identical to the next, it involved a special anchoring design for the open, unsealed joints, while integral glazing systems challenged constructability.
The Jerusalem Limestone facade required fully-detailed fabrication drawings
and steel struts and heavy gauge connections for the large cavity space. This distinctive building owes its acclaim and many awards, in part, to the innovative and inspiring facade that defines it.