RPBW, Nic Lehoux · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Nic Lehoux

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The new wing by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano incorporates the use of natural
light and transparency, offering visitors views of the exterior gardens and adjacent park upon
entering, as well as creating a continuous visual relationship between the new wing and the
historic building. The new building features a transparent first floor of glass, above which four
“floating” volumes, clad in pre-patinated copper, are organized on an axial circulation system
that features a central double staircase and elevator. Adjacent to the main lobby, a greenhouse
with a sloped glass facade stands two stories tall, with two artist apartments on the second
level.