the getty villa

Location:  Malibu, California
Date:  2003-2004
Type: cultural
Firm:  SPF:architects (record architect); Machado + Silvetti Associates (design architect)
Role:  Construction Documents for Ranch House + North Campus  [Edward Ogosta]

Publications: 
The Getty Villa, Getty Trust Publications, 2006
Architectural Record, May 2006
Newsweek, 01.30.2006
New York Times, 11.20.2005
Los Angeles Times, 01.26.2006, 01.18.2006, 11.06.2005

Project Description:
Following this $295 million facility renovation and expansion, the Getty Villa re-opened in 2006, and now houses all antiquities of the collection.  New program includes a cafe, amphitheater, underground auditorium, two lab buildings, and two parking structures.  The archaeological labs are the most advanced in the world, and required careful coordination with numerous consultants.  The project is a tectonic tour-de-force due to careful detailing of the hundreds of finish materials.