The Philadelphia Museum of Art has long been plagued by a lack of parking sufficient to accommodate the great amount of traffic that it draws. AOS Architects designed this project as an elegant solution to this problem –– a 442-spot underground parking lot, whose one acre roof doubles as a sculpture garden, and urban greenspace.
The elegant glass pavilion that marks the pedestrian entry to the garage frames a beautiful view of the iconic architecture of the museum, creating the striking one-point perspective photo shown above.
This project incorporates many sustainable design elements, and was officially commended by the EPA. The green roof and use of airways allow the garage to avoid the use of mechanical ventilation, and many of the boulders excavated from the site were incorporated back into the landscape.
