From Ash to Art: Transforming an Abandoned Powerplant into a Contemporary Art House
Eric Cross | Advisor: Kathy Dowdell | Drexel University Architecture Thesis | 2017-2018
Context The Delaware Generating Station is an existing power plant that currently sits vacant along the Delaware River in the Kensington/Fishtown neighborhoods of Philadelphia.
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The building, filled with existing machinery in the boiler houses, is part of a 5.5 acre parcel of land that includes multiple ancilary buildings, pier 61, and almost a thousand feet of direct riverfront access.
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Located directly adjacent to Penn Treaty Park and separated from the adjacent neighborhoods by I-95, this property is centrally located in multiple riverfront redevelopment plans over the past 15 years.
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ADDRESS: 1325 BEACH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA LOT SIZE: 5.5 ACRES BUILDING SIZE: APPROXIMATELY 225,000 SF CURENT USE: VACANT OPENED: PARTIALLY OPERATIONAL IN 1921 (FULLY OPERATIONAL IN 1923, EXPANDED IN 1953) ARCHITECT: JOHN WINDRIM ENGINEER: WILLIAM EGLIN CLIENT: PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTOR: STONE & WEBSTER
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SWITCH HOUSE TURBINE HALL BOILER HOUSES STORAGE BUILDING ASH TANK PIER 61 COAL TOWER LOCATION OF 1953 EXPANSION (DEMOLISHED IN 2009) LOCATION OF OIL TANKS (DEMOLISHED IN 2009) PENN TREATY PARK
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Initial Studies revealed how disconnected to local residents the site currently is, but recent growth in Northern Liberties and further south along the Delaware River show that the building’s location is prime for public reclaimation.
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Focusing on large public use buildings, I took inventory of Philadelphia’s current museums. It quickly became evident that, while the city has a wealth of public museums spread throughout the greater downtown area, it lacks a significantly sized contemporary art museum. MUSEUM SIZE COMPARISONS
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PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM PHILADELPHIA ZOO INSTITUE OF CONTEMPORARY ART PENN MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART RODIN MUSEUM BARNES FOUNDATION THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES MUTTER MUSEUM
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PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA HISTORY MUSEUM THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM PHILADELPHIA’S MAGIC GARDENS MUMMERS MUSEUM DELAWARE GENERATING STATION
DELAWARE GENERATING STATION
RODIN MUSEUM
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MOMA NYC
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Shackamaxon (current day Penn Treaty Park)
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History
SITE HISTORY 1682
Philadelphia Founded Philadelphia Founded 1682
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William Penn signs treaty William Penn signswith treaty with the Lenni Lenape Native the Lenni Lenape Native at Shackamaxon Americans at Americans Shackamaxon (current day Penn Treaty Park) (current day Penn Treaty Park)
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First Steamboat Navigated John Fitch navigates the first vessel ever successfully moved by steam
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1786
Penn Steam Engine and Boiler Works Open Later known as Neafie & Levy
1857
First Steam Fire Engine in America Built Built by Neafie & Levy
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1881
Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia Established
First Naval Destroyer of the US Navy Built and Launched USS Bainbridge, built by Neafie & Levy
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1857
First Steam Fire Engine Foundation Work, 1917 in America Built
Site Construction - September, 1917
1916
Chester Waterside Power Station Opened
1917
Construction of Delaware Generating Station Begins
1921
Delaware Generating Station Opens at 33% Planned Capacity Two turbines operational
1923
Penn Steam Engine and Boiler Works Open
1857
First Steam Fire Engine in America Built
Later known as Neafie & Levy
Later known as Neafie & Levy
1862
First Submarine of the US Navy Built and Launched
1881
Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia Established
1901
First Naval Destroyer of the US Navy Built and Launched
The Alligator, built by Neafie & Levy
Brush was one of many startup electric companies started in Philadelphia in the late 1800s
USS Bainbridge, built by Neafie & Levy
Built by Neafie & Levy
1862
First Submarine of the US Navy Built and Launched
1881
Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia Established
1901
First Naval Destroyer of the US Navy Built and Launched
The Alligator, built by Neafie & Levy
Brush was one of many startup electric companies started in Philadelphia in the late 1800s
USS Bainbridge, built by Neafie & Levy
Built by Neafie & Levy
1862
First Submarine of the US Navy Built and Launched
1881
Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia Established
1901
First Naval Destroyer of the US Navy Built and Launched
Philadelphia Electric Company Established Consolidation of multiple smaller electric companies
John Fitch navigates the first vessel ever successfully moved by steam
John Fitch navigates the first vessel ever successfully moved by steam
1844
First Steamboat Navigated
1844
Brush was one of many startup electric companies started in Philadelphia in the late 1800s
1901
William Penn signs treaty with the Lenni Lenape Native Americans at Shackamaxon (current day Penn Treaty Park)
Penn Steam Engine and Boiler Works Open
First Submarine of the US Navy Built and Launched The Alligator, built by Neafie & Levy
Philadelphia Founded
First Steamboat Navigated
The Alligator, built by Neafie & Levy
Brush was one of many startup electric companies started in Philadelphia in the late 1800s
USS Bainbridge, built by Neafie & Levy
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Philadelphia Founded William Penn signs treaty with the Lenni Lenape Native Americans at Shackamaxon (current day Penn Treaty Park)
Delaware Generating Station Fully Operational Two turbines operational
1925
Richmond Generating Station Opens at 17% Planned Capacity Operational
1935
Richmond Generating Station Upgraded to 17% Planned Capacity
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Richmond Generating Station Upgraded to 33% Planned Capacity
1953
Delaware Generating Station Expansion Opens
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John Fitch navigates the first vessel ever successfully moved by steam
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Later known as Neafie & Levy
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Delaware Generating Station 1953 Expansion Demolished
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Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia Established Brush was one of many startup electric companies started in Philadelphia in the late 1800s
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First Naval Destroyer of the 1930 US Navy Built and Launched USS Bainbridge, built by Neafie & Levy
Several oil tanks on the northern side of the property were also demolished/removed
2015
First Submarine of the US Navy Built and Launched The Alligator, built by Neafie & Levy
Only the 1953 expansion remained operational
Delaware Generating Station Officially Retired
First Steam Fire Engine in America Built Built by Neafie & Levy
Original Delaware Generating Station Boiler Houses Retired
2008
Penn Steam Engine and Boiler Works Open
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Aerial taken in 1957 showing Delaware Station Expansion
Built directly north of the original building, the new generators more than doubled the site’s power output
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First Steamboat Navigated
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Delaware Generating Station Sold to Joe Volpe and Bart Blatstein
Philadelphia Electric Company Established Consolidation of multiple smaller electric companies
Sold for $3 million
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Delaware Generating Station Designated Historic Both Nationally and Locally
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Chester Waterside Power Station Opened
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Construction of Delaware Generating Station Begins
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Site Construction - September, 1917 Foundation Work, 1917
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DELAWARE GENERATING STATION
DELAWARE GENERATING STATION (1921)
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RICHMOND GENERATING STATION (1925)
Bulletin of the Philadelphia Electric Company, 1926
Turbine Hall, 1923
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Delaware Generating Station Opens at 33% Planned Capacity Two turbines operational
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Delaware Generating Station Fully Operational
2008
Delaware Generating Station Officially Retired
2009
Delaware Generating Station 1953 Expansion Demolished Several oil tanks on the northern side of the property were also demolished/removed
2015
Delaware Generating Station Sold to Joe Volpe and Bart Blatstein Sold for $3 million
2016
Delaware Generating Station Designated Historic Both Nationally and Locally
Two turbines operational
1925
Richmond Generating Station Opens at 17% Planned Capacity Operational
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Richmond Generating Station Upgraded to 17% Planned Capacity
1951
Richmond Generating Station Upgraded to 33% Planned Capacity
1953
Delaware Generating Station Expansion Opens Built directly north of the original building, the new generators more than doubled the site’s power output
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Original Delaware Generating Station Boiler Houses Retired Only the 1953 expansion remained operational
Aerial taken in 1957 showing Delaware Station Expansion
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Case Studies MUSEUM SIZE COMPARISONS
TATE MODERN 2001 RENOVATION
Architect - Herzog & de Meuron Structural Engineers - Ove Arup Partner Location - Bankside, London Year - Originally Built between 1947-1963, addition/renovations opened in 2000 and 2016 Size - 366,000 sq ft
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MASS MOCA BUILDING 6
Architect - Bruner/Cott Architects Structural Engineers - ARUP Location - North Adams, Massachusetts Year - Originally Built in the late 1800s, Building 6 re-opened in early 2017. Size - 130,000 sq ft KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Open space allows for maximum flexibility for each art installation N
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• Circulation and Gallery space are oftened combined
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DELAWARE GENERATING STATION
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DIRECT SUNLIGHT
KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Gallery suites for display and exhibitions of 84,250 square feet • Turbine Hall is a ‘covered street’ - 35,520 square feet • 240-seat auditorium • Two cafés, three bars, and a restaurant/bar • Six shops located on 3 different floors • Interactive performance areas • Members areas on upper levels • 9 passenger lifts (4 are for public use) and 6 escalators
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A wide range of performances are held multiple times a month MASS MOCA - PROGRAM
EXHIBITIONS Currently 30 exhibitions throughout over 250,000 square feet of gallery space
From dance productions...
To outdoor concerts...
Documentary screenings, comedy festivals, and even lectures provide more than 40 weekends of live events throughout the year.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Barbara Ernst Prey - 9’x16’ water color
Gisele Amantea
James Turrell
Many involve large scale works of art
Even hallways are opportunities for art installations
While others allow limited simultaneous visitors
Galleries and even spaces with seating up to 500 people are available for booking
EDUCATION Continual partnership program, Pre-K - 12th grade guided tours, High school programs, and teacher workshops available
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Studio Space for children allows for participation with exhibiting artists
Interactive art installations invite hands on exploration
The two most important case studies were the Tate Modern, in London, and Mass Moca, in Western Massachusetts. Both museums were influential not only from a scale perspective, but also from a Highly functional mixed programatic perspective. The Delaware Generating Station has an enormous footprint with incredible potential to be so much more than gallery space.
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During the early days of this project, I reached out to JKRP Architects, who had performed some initial revitalization designs for the site’s current owners, Bart Blatstein and Joe Volpe. They graciously shared about 30 original drawings of the power plant. Included were assorted plans, sections, and details - not a complete set, but they were detailed enough for me to piece together the building pretty well. I studied these drawings just about every day over the past nine months. Additionally, drawings from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) for the Chester Waterside Station as well as images and data shared with me by Kathy Dowdell, who was the project manager for the reclamation of the similarly constructed Chester Waterside Station, further helped my understanding of such a complex building.
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Site Visit In the middle of October, Kathy was able to arrange a site visit for us to tour the Delaware Generating Station. This up close look was incredibly beneficial and the photos taken helped fill in many of the gaps that were left from the drawings. Included on this page are Exterior photos as well as interior Boiler House and Storage Building photos.
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The photos on the top row are from the Main Level looking down on Penn Treaty Park. Additional photos below showcase the view towards the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, various building artifacts/ features, and the grand Turbine Hall. Also included is a view from a similar angle taken almost 100 years ago during the early days of opperation.
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Delaware Generating Station Opens at 33% Planned Capacity Two turbines operational
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Delaware Generating Station Fully Operational
The Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company
Philadelphia County, PA
Two turbines operational
Turbine Hall, 1923
PRESENT DAY
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Fall Review Our group’s Fall Review was quite different than every other thesis groups. Much more time was spent during the fall term gathering data on our buildings, as showcased on prior pages. During this time, I began documenting the building both in Sketchup and in Revit. Sketchup helped me understand Turbine Hall, but as I turned my attention towards the Boiler Houses I realized that I had to shift my efforts to Revit to better understand the actual construction of the Delaware Generating Station as well as relationships between the larger building components. First steps in outlining the building provided me with some available footprint sizing to program, and I leaned on earlier case studies to develop a multi-functional museum. Providing dedicated space for community, education, and working artists were important to me relatively early on, and these core principles would help guide design during the spring term. Feedback from the Fall Review was overall very positive. There was some discussion about how much original building to keep - especially in the Boiler Houses, and there were also comments about museum facility requirements (storage, loading, etc). The review panel was generally excited by the idea of re-using this building, and connectivity to the neighboring Penn Treaty Park was emphasized as important.
BUILDING PROGRAM BASIC ACTIVITIES
EXHIBITION HALL 1@26,000 = 26,000 SF
62,600 NSF
PERMANENT EXHIBITION 4@4,000 = 16,000 SF
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION 5@2,5000 = 12,500 SF
AUDITORIUM 1@4,000 = 4,000 SF
RECEPTION ACTIVITIES RESTAURANT 1@3,100 = 3,100 SF
RECEPTION AREA - PRIMARY 1@3,000 = 3,000 SF
17,100 NSF
GIFT SHOP 1@3,000 = 3,000 SF
CAFETERIA 1@2,500 = 2,500 SF
RESTROOMS 4@600 = 2,400 SF
MASTER ARTIST METAL SCULPTOR 1@3,100 = 3,100 SF
MASTER ARTIST - PAINTER 1@3,100 = 3,100 SF
MASTER ARTIST STONE SCULPTOR 1@2,600 = 2,600 SF
MASTER ARTIST - MISC 1@2,600 = 2,600 SF
MASTER ARTIST - MISC 1@1,800 = 1,800 SF
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
SHOP / LAB 5@2,000 = 10,000 SF
CLASSROOMS 5@800 = 4,000 SF
STORAGE (EXHIBITS) 3@1,500 = 4,500 SF
PREP ROOM 2@2,000 = 4,000 SF
COAT CHECK / INFO 1@600 = 600 SF
18,600 NSF
MASTER ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER 1@1,800 = 1,800 SF
KITCHEN / CHANGING/ RESTROOMS 1@1,800 = 1,800 SF
12,700 NSF
LOADING 1@3,000 = 3,000 SF
STUDY ROOMS, ASSEMBLY ROOMS, RESTROOMS 2@1,000 = 2,000 SF
STORAGE (GOODS) 1@1,200 = 1,200 SF
5,500 NSF
DIRECTOR/ CURATOR OFFICES 1@1,500 = 1,500 SF
RENTAL SPACE
FABRICATION LAB 1@20,000 = 20,000 SF
MASTER ARTIST DIGITAL ARTIST 1@1,800 = 1,800 SF
CHILD CARE 1@700 = 700 SF
OFFICES 4@250 = 1,000 SF
COORDINATION ACTIVITIES STAFF/PLANNER OFFICES 1@2,000 = 2,000 SF
SECONDARY RECEPTION AREA / COAT CHECK 1@900 = 900 SF
15,000 NSF
LOGISTIC ACTIVITIES
43,000 NSF
DESIGN OFFICES 4@4000 = 16,000 SF
RESTAURANT 1@4,000 = 4,000 SF
RESTAURANT 1@3,000 = 3,000 SF
UNASSIGNED AREAS
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CIRCULATION
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TOTAL PROGRAM SIZE
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EXISTING BUILDING SIZE
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ARTIST ACTIVITIES
235,000-285,000 GSF
GROUND FLOOR
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LEVEL 3
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EXISTING STRUCTURE
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* LEVEL 2 IS NOT CURRENTLY CONSISTENT IN THE BOILER HOUSE, BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF HEIGHT (40 FEET) BETWEEN LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 3 FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE LEVEL.
Winter Term The Winter term focused heavily on documenting my building and understanding current conditions. I worked with program blocks to understand the sheer size of the building, and it was clear early on in the term that most of the work was going to be spent in rehabilitating the Boiler Houses. The 100 year floor plain encompases most of the building, so most of the programmatic spaces had to either be elevated or live on the upper levels. All documentation during the Winter term was performed in Revit, which no only allowed me to understand the building better, but also allowed me to understand egress, programming, and building systems more accurately. 3D modeling used in conjunction with IBC 2015, IEBC 2012, NFPA101 2015, and 2010 ADA codes gave me confidence of the vailidity of my rehabilitation plans. New wall fire ratings, restroom counts, stair sizing, and travel distances were all incorporated into the model, and museum HVAC and electrical needs were studied.
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Technical Review The Technical Review was similarly different than other groups since our structure is existing. My review primarily focused on advances made in documenting the building. Most of the larger spaces had been modeled, though key details, roofs, and the top floors of the Boiler Houses were still under construction. During the winter, I expanded my understanding of the existing structural layout in the Boiler Houses, and the two largest design moves were creating a central axis with grand public entrances from both the Switch House and Storage Building, and creating a winding communicating stair through Boiler House #2. Minor adjustments were made to the final layout of the stair based off of structural feedback, and the idea of re-using the existing smoke stacks for the HVAC exhause/intake was first discussed during the review.
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VISITORS VISITORS / STUDENTS PUBLIC
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VISITORS VISITORS / STUDENTS PUBLIC
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CONDITIONS FinalCURRENT Review The amount of time spent researching and documenting my building during the first two terms meant the third and final term was a sprint to design as much as possible over the course of six weeks. During this time, new discoveries from the existing drawings and photos kept necessitating design/layout tweaks, and while they were somewhat disrupting, they also provided unique opportunities. The goal with the rehabilitation was to retain as much of the original structure and character of the building while still creating a highly functional re-use. Sometimes these restrictions made it ER IV R E very difficult to design around, but AR W LA E D that just forced efficient design and creativity.
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Major moves during the last term included swapping the location of the education and resident artist spaces to provide better circulation for students, connecting the ground floor of the Boiler Houses to Penn Treaty Park to the south and a new sculpture garden to the north, and actually designing the remainder of the site. The site design had major impacts to the ground floor circulation and programming, but the end result provided large amounts of public access space that helped emphasize the transformation of this once privately owned landmark building into a symbol of civic pride.
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NORTH|SOUTH SECTION PERSPECTIVE TURBINE HALL
OPERATIONAL POWER PLANT - 1923
RUIN - PRESENT DAY
RIVER ENTRANCE
MUSEUM/EVENT SPACE - FUTURE RE-USE
BOILER HOUSE EXTERIOR WALL
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THIRD FLOOR GALLERY SECOND FLOOR CIRCULATION KEY MUSEUM VISITORS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROGRAM STAFF LOGISTICS DESTINATIONS
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