{"id":36274,"date":"2017-01-09T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive\/"},"modified":"2017-01-09T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T14:10:49","slug":"berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"

The expansion and adaptive re-use of the University of California at Berkeley Press Building (1939), creates a hybrid home for two merged institutions \u2013 the Berkeley Art Museum and the Pacific Film Archives.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The design capitalizes on the innate characteristics of the existing historic building — its crossroads site at the intersection of the city and the univeristy, streamlined Art Moderne design, saw tooth roof monitors, and voluminous interior spaces.\u00a0 <\/span>Overlaying the 4,800 square meter historic building \u2013 which was re-purposed to house galleries, a small theater, art-making lab, and other amenities \u2013 is a new 3,500 square meter addition which houses a film theater, library, study center, and caf\u00e9.
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Dubbed the \u201ccipher\u201d, the addition is both structural and sculptural, creating a new public spine that organizes the entire building.<\/p>\n

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Functioning as lateral structure, its stainless steel form unfolds across a long diagonal, rising up to provide a glimpse inside the building on its long facade, and then draping across to shelter the entrance with a caf\u00e9, dramatically cantilevered over BAMPFA\u2019s entrance, which doubles as the building\u2019s marquee.<\/p>\n