Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art

Indianapolis, Indiana

Firm

Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects

Client

The Trustees of Indiana University

Area

165,348 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$17,000,000

Completion Date

08/2004

The Herron School of Art programs are housed in six buildings near 16th and Pennsylvania Streets. These outmoded facilities are too small to accommodate enrollment and do not allow room for growth.
This project will renovate the existing law school building on the campus for use by the Herron School of Art, the Herron Art Library and the Herron Gallery. The existing 107,400-square-foot, two-story building will be renovated and receive new heating, cooling and ventilation systems.
The roof will be retrofitted with monitors to allow for high-volume studio spaces with north light on the second floor. The central corridor linking the studios and other student-related spaces is connected to an outdoor terrace that overlooks Military Park.
A 50,000-square-foot building addition will be added to the north, west and east of the existing building, incorporating the Herron Gallery, the Herron Art Library and studio spaces.