Gateway Arch Museum

St. Louis, Missouri

Client: Gateway Arch Park Foundation, National Park Service

Size: 113,000 SF (renovation), 45,500 SF (addition)

Photographer: Nic Lehoux, Sam Fentress

Trivers served as a partner for Cooper Robertson and James Carpenter Design Associates for the expanded and renovated Museum of Westward Expansion below the internationally-recognized St. Louis Arch. As part of the competition-winning Michael Van Valkenburgh master plan, the museum envisioned expansion of the underground museum to the west, creating a new western entry into the Arch Grounds and the museum.

Trivers’ involvement in the coordination with the National Park Service to maintain the integrity of a National Landmark was imperative in executing a project that is historically sensitive yet modern in function and form. Trivers worked with our design partners to solve the constructibility issues that were presented in creating a subterranean structure that needed to address high levels of security affording a structure with National Landmark status yet remain open and accessible to the public.

A great deal of coordination was required on this project. Key partners included the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, Missouri Department of Transportation, Great Rivers Greenway, The City of St. Louis, Metro, National Park Service and Explore St. Louis. In addition to collaborating with Cooper Robertson and James Carpenter Design Associates, Trivers worked closely with Haley-Sharpe Design Limited on exhibit coordination.

 

Awards:

HONOR AWARD, ARCHITECTURE, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS-ST. LOUIS

MERIT AWARD, ARCHITECTURE, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS-CENTRAL STATES

HONOR AWARD, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS-ST. LOUIS

THE AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AWARD, THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM: MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN AND THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE ART DESIGN + URBAN STUDIES

MODERNISM IN AMERICA DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE | CIVIC, DOCOMOMO

DESIGN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN REGISTERED ARCHITECTS

BEST OF YEAR, LARGE MUSEUM/GALLERY CATEGORY, INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE

BEST ARCHITECTURE OF 2018: BUILDING FOR COMPLEX EXPERIENCES, WALL STREET J0URNAL

PROJECT OF THE YEAR, 2019 BUILDING ST. LOUIS AWARDS, ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL

EIGHT BEST BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN 2018, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL AWARD, ARCHITECTURE, GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN

PLATINUM AWARD, CULTURAL, GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN

RECONSTRUCTION AWARDS, GOLD AWARD WINNER, BUILDING DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT | WHOLE BUILDING, AL LIGHT + ARCHITECTURE

ILLUMINATION AWARD OF DISTINCTION, ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY

LUMEN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY, NEW YORK CITY SECTION

BEST OF THE BEST | CULTURAL|WORSHIP, ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD

GLOBAL BEST PROJECT | CULTURAL, ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD

MIDWEST BEST PROJECT | CULTURAL, ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

GRAND AWARD, AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF MISSOURI

Certifications:

LEED Gold

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