Neslon Atkins Museum Of Art:
Bloch Building Extension by Steven Holl

Location: Kansas City, MO, USA

Date: 12/24/07

Pics taken with a Sony CyberShot 8.1 Mp


More info about Building www.stevenholl.com (http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type=masterplans&id=19&page=0)

Here we go. We didnt get to go inside because it was closed that day. Maybe the next time we go we will get to. The pics are scaled down so my apologies if they arent up to par.

Approaching the bldg

Another

a big birdie on the lawn

a shot of the original building sign

another shot...

view down the corridor between bldgs

upclose

entrance of main building

detail of entrance overhang

a view inside

corner detail of first bldg

end shot of first bldg with hidden door

another shot of corner

along side of entrance

another shot of the inside of 1st bldg

detail of stair inside 1st bldg you can see from outside

edge detail

in the corridor

looking back at entrance

another shot.

drainage detail that's around the buildings

another view of corridor

cool shot

looking back at main building


edit:whoa i just saw this and on the left it looks like a person walking with no legs. haha. I zoomed in and realized that its a combination of a sculpture and somethign else in the backgd that maked it look like a persons head. lol. found that weird.

on one of the grass roofs

on grass roof

looking inside 1st bldg on the grass roof

looking down

looking back up

door handle detail

along a path next to next bldg

bldg ground detail

looking back on path

looking up at the bldg

a view

a shot on the side of the bldgs

side of bldg

pathway

side

view back

looking inside part of the bldg

overhang shot

looking back at buildings

another overhang shot

side entrance

ground/bldg shot

side shot w/ overhang

view of overhang

side shot of overhang along bldg

bldg shot..

looking inside where overhang is

massive doors, im like 6'1"-6'2" and I stood about 2-4 inches above the second door hinge

ground-building shot

looking back at area of overhang

another shot of looking back

shot of cool sculpture

looking at all bldgs

view of last bldg

view ontop of hill where last bldg is

side of last bldg

other side of last bldg

drainage detail shot

another drainage shot

cable rail on grass roof

ontop of of grass roof looking down where massive doors are

other side of bldgs

side of one of the bldgs

stairs down

side shot.

clear window

detail....

view toward courtyard

detail shot of glass railing on sloped roof in the corridor

one more shot of corridor

entrance......

building sinage

shot of other side of bldgs

other side...

up shot of the side

looking back at other side

sinage....

last one of another birdie

thats all I have for now, I have more but most are just diff angles of the same thing

hope all enjoy

mods, is it possible to split the thread and move the pics to the arch travel section?

Halsey, please edit your first post with general and travel info. Thread split.

Thanks Trogers

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