SFMOMA ReSkin

Randy Jefferson

Advanced material tectonics revolved around breaking down and understanding the tectonics of complex façade systems. The SFMOMA was the given façade. The SFMOMA extension designed by Snohetta is ground breaking project for composite panels. The extension stands as a proof of concept for FRP as a material to be used in high rise buildings. Moreover, the SFMOMA used FRP in a curtain wall framework, which allowed the manufacturing and installations time to be brought down to under a year. The second part revolved around transforming the façade. The transformation called for a speculation that what if the designers of the buildings had opted for a different aesthetic approach, what tectonics implications would have to take place. Inspiration was taken from Kengo Kuma’s Aspen art museum. After assigning a new aesthetic quality, the tectonics of the buildings were then reverse engineered in order to make the assigned aesthetic quality a reality.

Annotation Key

Layer 1 Primary Structure

The primary Structure of the museum is comprised of a steel crossbraced frame with poured in concrete floor slabs

Layer 2 : Secondary Structure

The secondary layer is comprised of the double mullioned curtain wall, which also incorporate the flanges that support the catwalk and secondary structure

Transformed Chunk Model

Layer 3 : Tertiary Structure

The secondary layer is comprised of the double mullioned curtain wall, which also incorporate the flanges that support the catwalk and secondary structure

Layer 4 : Final

The final layer is the weave component of the facade which is hung from anhor plates attached along the vertical extrusions found in the secondary structure