Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden

YUN Architecture has been working with internationally renowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto and his architecture office New Material Research Laboratory (Tokyo) to revitalize the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. Besides necessary infrastructure upgrades, the design calls for reorganizing the existing garden to allow for a wider range of art to be displayed. The new vision will create spaces for large-scale contemporary works and performances, as well as more intimate spaces for the museum’s existing modern masterpieces.

Entrances from the National Mall and Jefferson Drive will be widened and made universally accessible. An existing underground passage from the museum plaza to the garden will be reopened, featuring a 90 feet long stainless steel art installation by artist Hiroshi Sugimoto.

In July 2021, the design received final approval from the Commission of Fine Arts in Washington DC. The Architect of Record for the project is Quinn Evans Architects, with landscape architect Rhodeside & Harwell. The project is currently under construction, with an estimated completion date of fall 2026.

See also article in the Washington Post and News

Renderings by DarcStudio.