The building itself is a cubic design made up of a variety of metallic surfaces. Every surface presents an opportunity for display, event or installation.” “Not one gallery but every space in and on SAM is a gallery display opportunity, be it stairs, lobby walls, lift wells, façades, even external toilet block roofs. “Rather than six designated galleries displaying art and artefacts, the design conceives the total building as an art container,” reads the architect’s statement. While traversing the museum’s interconnected, multi-level spaces, visitors are always able to see out over the Galleria and to see into other levels through its open expanse. All five levels of the interior are focused around an open Circulation Galleria. The interior of the new SAM building is characterised by openness and accessibility.
“The design has welcoming spaces and places for a diverse range of the community across age and cultural backgrounds.” “Integrating the building within expanded parkland is intended to help de-institutionalise SAM, making the museum’s art and artefacts more accessible to the wider Shepparton community and visiting tourists,” says DCM in an architect’s statement. To visitors on the inside of the building, this height also offers panoramic views over park, lake, town centre and the Goulbourn Red River Gum reserve – particularly from the rooftop events space. Considering Shepparton’s topography is predominantly low and flat, the ‘tall’ design is able to stand out as a ‘beacon in the landscape’. The architects turned this into an opportunity to extract the diminutive floorplan across five levels, creating the ‘small and tall’ component that is central to their distinctive winning design.īy minimising the floor space needed by the building itself, DCM was able to ensure that the parklands surrounding the museum were utilised to the greatest possible extent. One of the main site challenges faced by Denton Corker Marshall was a floodway that restricted access to the ground floor. Verandahs will also span all four sides of the building – created by an ‘L’ shape in the four façade plates – and provide shelter to visitors. The community spaces incorporated into the new Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) include a sculpture forecourt, community arbour, ‘art hill’, cafe and rooftop. “By making the building small and tall we maximise parkland around the gallery and incorporate numerous places for community interaction.” “Our design is characterised by simplicity and clarity with compelling imagery creating a landmark cultural destination,” said DCM design director Adrian FitzGerald. According to the jury, their proposal stood out for its powerful and relevant ‘sculptural’ expression, as well as for its consideration of the immediate and greater environment in which it will sit. Denton Corker Marshall beat out 88 submissions from architectural practices around the country. The firm’s proposed design was unanimously selected by a seven-member jury to replace the existing art museum on Welsford Street in Shepparton.ĭCM’s winning design has been described as “small and tall” by the architects, and was heralded as a “beacon in the landscape” by the jury. Exhibitions, Associations & Informationĭenton Corker Marshall (DCM) has taken out the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) architectural design competition to build a new, $34.5 million art museum for Victoria.
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