The skyspace interior, renovated from the existing courtyard. Artwork © James Turrell. Photo: Flynn A&D.
The vines will grow over the trellis columns and perimeter walls. Turrell designed the benches. Artwork © James Turrell. Photo: Flynn A&D.
Digital model section through the skyspace. Artwork © James Turrell. Rendering: Flynn A&D.
The skyspace interior, renovated from the existing courtyard. Artwork © James Turrell. Photo: Flynn A&D.
James Turrell's skyspace "Joseph's Coat, 2011" at the Ringling Museum of Art
Flynn A&D was both the art design architect and the architect of record for Turrell's skyspace located in the Sebring wing of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art on the campus of Florida State University.
The museum wing reserved an interior courtyard for the artist's project for roughly a decade before the project materialized. Dubbed the "prison ward" for its unbearable, unsheltered heat before Turrell's skyspace was installed, the floating roof created an abundance of shade for the space, along with vegetation on the walls and columns.
The floating roof plane was at that time (and may still be) Turrell's largest flat roof skyspace to date, spanning over 98' in each direction.
After producing rendering proposals for Turrell’s design schemes, Flynn A&D coordinated with the design builder and engineers to detail Turrell’s minimal aesthetic, giving special attention to custom exit signs, HVAC diffusers and fire sprinkler concealment.
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Built, 2011
Sarasota, FL, USA
James Turrell
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art/ Florida State University
Flynn A&D
Flynn A&D
Willis A. Smith Construction
Master Consulting Engineers
TLC Engineering Solutions
Die Lichtplaner
Hiram Butler