The new Renzo Piano-designed wing of Boston’s Gardner Museum is now open to the public. Arup is proud to have provided daylighting and architectural lighting for the 70,000ft2 addition, tailoring our design to the architectural objectives of transparency and connection to nature.
Our design reflects a sensitive balance of daylighting and electric lighting. During the day, sunlight pervades even spaces which are traditionally not open to the exterior, such as the music hall. At night, a flexible but consistent visual language for the electric lighting unifies the space.