Joslyn Art Museum.

In 2021 the famed Joslyn Art Museum broke ground on a stunning $100M+, 42,000 SF expansion that will usher in a new standard for museum design and construction.

Pieces from the Phillip G. Schrager Collection of Contemporary Art were donated to the permanent collection of the museum and will sit in galleries where both patrons and artwork alike are protected from sunlight with the most complex shading systems in the state. The shading system - based around the Draper I/O control backbone - features numerous custom-designed components and required careful coordination between structural, curtain wall, mechanical, electrical, and ceiling scopes.

A unique dual-angled facade in the museum promenade utilizes a bespoke Guillaume Janssen tensioned system fabricated in the Netherlands to meet the design team's vision of the space.

The fully automated networked system enables the client to control the shades based on scheduled events, exhibits, and even tailor response specifically based on sun position. Many small-scale changes are continuously worked into the shading system as the design was tailored to react to the minute details of the daylighting study.

NCSS has continued to service this project through a preventative maintenance plan with the owner and has been making consistent additions to the solar tracking system since opening. We are proud to partner with this owner for the life of the facility.

Joslyn opened its doors to the public in 2024.