The New Acropolis Museum

LOCATION: Athens, Greece

CLIENT: ALTE SA –  AKTOR SA

DESIGN PHASE: Detailed Design

COMMENCEMENT: 2004

COMPLETION: 2005

SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological site-specific museum, housing more than 3.000 famous artefacts from the Athenian Acropolis, the most significant sanctuary of the ancient city. Architect Bernard Tschumi’s new Acropolis Museum replaced the old Museum on the Rock of the Acropolis. The new museum has a total area of 25,000 square meters, with exhibition space of over 14,000 square meters, approximately ten times the size of the old Museum. The E/m  design included the following installations: HVAC, Electrical, Grounding and Lightning protection, Weak currents and Intrusion , Plumbing and Drainage, Fire protection