The building’s façade, which is clad in unglazed terra cotta tubes that have been rotated and flipped, creating a rich pattern, gives the illusion that it is ‘custom-made’ when, point of fact, it was fabricated with ‘off the shelf’ baguettes. With a project budget of $5.5m for the 19,000 sq ft addition, this approach was creative and cost sensitive and resulted in a building of quality that speaks to art. >>>