The Strong Museum of Play Parking Structure

The Strong Museum of Play is part of the Strong Neighborhood of Play development in the area surrounding the Strong Museum. The development includes a 100,000 square-foot museum expansion, residential development, retail development, and a 150-room hotel. As part of this development, WGI is designing the 990-space cast-in-place concrete parking structure, and providing parking consultant design services.

The structure has two signature components. First, the south stair/elevator tower will be constructed to have the outline of a human figure. The stairs utilize innovative cast-in-place framing to minimize the amount of visible structure behind the glass exterior. Second, the façade consists of a series of colored steel tubes arranged to read as an undulating surface.

Functionally, the garage is designed to accommodate multiple user groups and have entry/exit capacity for special events. There is a drop-off area at grade level for the convenience of museum patrons.

Project Highlights

• Signature stair and elevator tower with human profile involved innovative structural framing to minimize visible structure.
• Unique colorful façade constructed of steel tubes.
• Garage footprint has chamfered corners due to site constraints.
• Garage function accommodates multiple user groups.
• Museum drop-off area at Grade Level.