Glenn h. curtiss aviation museum proposal

THE GLENN CURTIS MUSEUM IN HAMMONDSPORT HAS BEEN CONSIDERING HAVING A NEW BUILDING DESIGNED TO HOUSE THEIR COLLECTION OF EARLY AIRCRAFT AND HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT ARTIFACTS. THIS DESIGN FOR A NEW MUSEUM WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE WATER OF CAYUGA LAKE TO ALLOW FOR WATER TRANSPORT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MASSING IS INSPIRED BY AN ALTERED STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL AIRCRAFT HANGAR. THE STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF CONCRETE RIBS WITH WOODEN FINS SPANNING TRANSVERSLY TO LOWER THE NOISE IN THE CAVERNOUS SPACE, AND VISUAL WARMTH AND DIFFUSE THE LIGHT STREAMING IN FROM THE ROUND SKYLIGHTS IN THE ROOF THAT SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITIONS WITH THE NATURAL LIGHT ABUNDANT ON THIS AREA OF 
THE LAKES SHORELINE.