The Bloch Addition, often described as “the Feather”, is an exploration of space
through the affect of light. Aunique juxtaposition to the static existing Nelson Art
Gallery building, the light-gathering lenses strung down the hillside integrate a
sensitive, experiential journey into the site’s fabric. Holl’s flowing program circulation
and structural design allows infused day lighting opportunity throughout the galleries.
The envelope of channel glass glows in the night and a permits ambient light during the
day and its language is extended throughout the building. Phenomenological