Houston Museum of Fine Arts

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How can a museum building combine a cantilevered steel truss structural system with self-shading, cross-ventilation, solar heat gain, and other passive design techniques to reduce energy consumption while creating comfortable social environments for experiencing art?

Office: Buro Happold

Role: Project Designer

Project Location: Houston, Texas, USA

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Summer shade strategy, Peter Zuroweste (PZ) at Buro Happold
Summer ventilation strategy, image by PZ at Buro Happold
Structural strategy, by PZ at Buro Happold
Structural strategy, by PZ at Buro Happold
Gallery HVAC strategy, by PZ at Buro Happold
Winter environmental strategy, image by PZ at Buro Happold
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