A Woven Text

hMa used research into women’s voices to weave a rich text that weaves itself into a building that is itself  a fabric.  This woven fabric creates a fresh and relevant approach to the design of a Museum of Women.  The fabric is woven from collected ‘testimonials’, as well as from a considered investigation into the life of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other women active in the fight for women’s rights.

Sustainable Fabric

The skin of the Museum of Women uses weaving and layering to make an environmentally sensitive enclosure.  The Museum will be a transparent building covered in a ‘woven fabric’.  This fabric will be a series of sun shades and rain catches that make the building an ecologically sensitive ecosystem.  The skin is an important part of that ecosystem, and keeps internal temperatures and humidity levels controlled with a minimum use of fossil fuels.  This layered or woven skin is environmentally appropriate and fosters the use and application of sustainable technologies.

To see more about hMa's Women's Museum design, visit our website, www.hanrahanMeyers.com.  hMa specializes in desigining public buildings with unique design concepts that incorporate cutting-edge green technologies.