New Modern Maritime Museum

What is a Museum? According to the dictionary, a museum is a noun defined as:
- a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- a building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value.
- a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
In each definition we see the common thread of historical or precious artifacts. Each museum will differ in what, specifically, is housed within the structure. Some museums like the Louvre, in Paris
are more for the storage and preservation of precious artifacts rather than the display. And some, like the New Maritime Museum in Jacksonville Florida, house specialized artifacts (i.e. Aviation, Egyptian, Sculpture, Painting, and any other specified art).
So, you can imagine that special care must be taken when thinking about how a structure such as this should work.
The design is taking shape through the collaboration of several Architects and Designers. Here are several images that were generated at the last design charrette.




And of course, the product of these designs culminating in the presentation board seen above. I welcome any and all comments. This is a work in progress and I will keep regular posts on the process of development and the eventual final designs olution.