Design Consultant | 2007 Completion of phase 1 (store) | Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
This Museum desperately needed to reorganize their automobile, motorcycle and memorabilia collections while also rebranding their lackluster image. Long-term planning for remodel, modernization and addition was commissioned. We proposed a new name; AUTO-MUSE, new signage, new landscape, a new entrance door, a flexible but clear reorganization of the automobile display and the addition of a mezzanine to house their large but cramped motorcycle collection. The first phase included only the gift shop and was built with very limited funds. Giving more clarity & order to the entrance sequence, a new linear entrance experience was created. Upon entering the Museum, the visitor is greeted by a double height space with projection screen to display current show videos. The merchandise is displayed on one side in luminous translucent acrylic wall with niches and, on the other, a birch plywood display and storage wall. The ceiling is painted black and lighting and vents are placed rhythmically to emphasize movement.
Hector M Perez
in collaboration with Ralph Roesling
Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects (RNT)