Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) Feasibility Study + Re-Design
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ARCHITECTURAL TEAM | John Sparano, Anne Mooney, Nate King, Seth Striefel
ELECTRICAL | Spectrum Engineers
LANDSCAPE | MBLA
MECHANICAL | VBFA
RENDERINGS | Sparano + Mooney Architecture
STRUCTURAL | TBSE Inc.
Sparano + Mooney Architecture worked with the Salt Lake County Arts & Culture Division and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) leadership to envision the next phase of this non-collecting art museum. Our goal was to improve interior amenities, exterior distinction and brand awareness, especially involving the museum façade, public art, venue entry and sculpture garden; as well as to differentiate UMOCA from adjacent facilities and increase awareness of UMOCA as a preeminent cultural facility.
Our work consisted of comprehensive interior improvements, a new entry lobby element and an elevated canopy that encapsulates the existing 40,000 square-foot building and 20,000 square-foot courtyard space. Programming included re-organizing staff offices and administrative adjacencies for efficiency and tenant improvements, as we also sought space-saver storage solutions, a new loading/unloading configuration and a new technical shop location with exterior dust extraction system.
Our stakeholder outreach included an extensive community engagement process that included local artists, community stakeholders, neighboring businesses and organizations, UMOCA staff and County employees.
