Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World in Providence, RI, Rhode Island University Building
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Rhode Island Research Building on George Street design by Anmahian Winton Architects
Feb 13, 2018
Design: Anmahian Winton Architects
Location: 60 George Street, Providence, RI, USA
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
photo © Peter Vanderwarker
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, RI
The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University occupies Rhode Island Hall, a historic Greek Revival building at the center of the campus green. AW restored the building’s beloved exterior and re-animated the interior with a new program and design vocabulary to create this endowed teaching and research facility.
photo © Warren Jagger
photo © Jane Messinger
The building’s historic shell and contemporary liner amplify one another by contrast. While the exterior was carefully restored, the interior was completely gutted of all structure and contents, making room for an architectural language that challenges the notion of archaeology as a conservative and dusty pursuit and supports the Institute’s mission to serve as a progressive leader in the field of archaeology.
photos © Peter Vanderwarker
The design approach for this project uses the existing shell to define the internal organization of its contents. Program elements were introduced either as liners of the building’s perimeter or as objects pulled away from the walls. Essential to this effort was consideration of ways that daylight could be delivered throughout the building, exploring the translucency of wood screens and patterned glass panels, in order to dissolve the boundaries between student and teacher and to encourage discourse.
photos © Warren Jagger
By deploying these few simple elements in a variety of conditions, the design creates spaces that accommodate multiple needs: reading alcove and active library, lecture hall and informal gathering space, circulation space and artifact display, research floor and graduate studio. Natural daylight washes through program areas directly, or is filtered through wood screens that guide movement through the building, or softly illuminates private offices through translucent walls.
photo © Jane Messinger
The Institute’s open, flexible plan reflects the University’s goal to bring together faculty and students from a variety of disciplines under one roof, facilitating cross-departmental interaction. The project is both practical and symbolic, providing a contemporary home for this new research institute within a beloved architectural artifact.
photos © Peter Vanderwarker
Joukowsky Institute, Providence – Building Information
Architect: Anmahian Winton Architects, Nick Winton, AIA and Alex Anmahian, AIA
Project Team: Aaron Bruckerhoff, Joel Lamere, Makoto Abe
Structural Engineer: Richmond So Engineering
MEP/FP Engineer: RDK Engineers
Geotechnical Engineer: GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.
Landscape Design: Hines Wasser & Associates
Lighting Design: LAM Partners, Inc.
Contractor: Shawmut Design & Construction
Completion date: 2009
photos © Jane Messinger
photos © Peter Vanderwarker
Photographers: Warren Jagger, Peter Vanderwarker and Jane Messinger
Photographer: Warren Jagger – Warren Jagger Photography, Inc.
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Address: 60 George St, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Phone: +1 401-863-3188
Location: 60 George St, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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