Seeking expanded capacity to serve a growing audience of children and families, the Brooklyn Children's Museum wanted a new public presence that would contribute to the vitality of the surrounding community.
The singular structure differs from its context, in both color and physical form, yet remains welcoming and deferential to the museum's existing built fabric.
Two stories of new construction adds a library, exhibition galleries, café, and classrooms to the existing 1977 museum. The design provides access to the existing rooftop terrace and outdoor theater, linking these spaces directly to a second-floor Kids' Café.