Museum features transparent pavilions

摘要

Davis Buckley Architects and Planners (DBA) designed the 55,000-square-foot National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington D.C., primarily below grade with two pavilions: East Pavilion and West Pavilion. The two steel-framed, glass pavilions serve as the entry and exit to the below-grade museum. The solid cores, set within each pavilion, enclose the building's mechanical systems, fire stairs and elevators, and maximize the transparent area of the pavilions.