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3Novices:SFMOMA reopens with Snøhetta extension that triples its gallery space

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is reopening after three years of renovation, including an extension by architecture firm Snøhetta that piggybacks on the original Mario Botta-designed building (+ slideshow).

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

Snøhetta's striated addition sits behind the Postmodern building completed by Botta in 1995, giving nearly three times more gallery space to the museum.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

The 235,000-square-foot (21,832 square metres) expansion includes seven floors of gallery space and three levels for administration departments, rising above the Swiss-Italian architect's boxy red-brick design.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

Snøhetta aimed to respect the original structure, which was frostily received by critics when it first opened.

The extension's east facade is covered in over 700 fibre-reinforced polymer panels that form rippled patterns, influenced by the water and fog of San Francisco Bay.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

From the west, the extension appears to crouch over Botta's building as if receiving a piggyback.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

The museum is located in the city's SoMa neighbourhood, and the extension is designed to better connect the institution with its surrounding streets.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

To access a new public entrance from Howard Street, visitors walk past a glazed gallery containing sculptor Richard Serra's 2006 weathering-steel Sequence piece.



An exterior staircase leads up to the main entrance hall, while wooden bleacher seating facing the sculpture also provides a connection to the lobby.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

This space leads right the way through to the existing building, where a large mobile by Alexander Calder hangs above a new "monumental" staircase that replaces Botta's original and stands below the iconic oculus.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

At the back, maple-clad stairs take visitors up to the Snøhetta-designed galleries. These are laid out as flexible, intimate spaces that curators can adapt using temporary walls.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

Some of these galleries have terraces that face an outdoor sculpture garden and a living wall – the largest in the US – at lower levels, and offer views of San Francisco's skyline higher up.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

The museum also includes an education centre, with a resource library and classrooms, as well as a revamped theatre and shop.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

Snøhetta – the firm behind cultural buildings including Oslo Opera House and the September 11 Memorial Museum in New York – was selected for the project in 2010, beating Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Foster + Partners.

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

The project broke ground in May 2013, and construction photos showing the building almost complete were released in October 2015. Construction cost $305 million (£209 million).

SFMOMA museum extension by Snøhetta in San Francisco, USA

SFMOMA opens to the public on 14 May 2016, with free access to its ground-floor galleries.

Photography is by Iwan Baan.

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