2009年，Allied Works被选中为俄勒冈州科瓦利斯的本顿县历史协会设计一个新博物馆。该博物馆展示了由俄勒冈州立大学委托给他们的文物、自然历史标本和档案组成的不断增长的收藏。BCHS希望通过在威拉米特河谷中部的历史中心和科瓦利斯的一个热闹的步行区内创建新的画廊和解释空间来提升其在该地区的知名度。该设计通过一系列的策展策略创造了对物品的新视角，其深思熟虑的方案为社区带来了新的教育、社会和文化机会。

In 2009, Allied Works was selected to design a new museum for the Benton County Historical Society in Corvallis, Oregon. The Museum showcases a growing collection comprised of cultural artifacts, natural history specimens, and archives entrusted to them by Oregon State University. The BCHS aspired to elevate its visibility in the region by creating new galleries and interpretive spaces in the historic heart of the central Willamette Valley, and within a lively pedestrian district of Corvallis. The design creates new perspectives into the objects through a range of curatorial strategies, and its thoughtful programming brings new educational, social, and cultural opportunities to the community.

新的19,000平方英尺的博物馆位于一个有125年历史的杂货店和俄勒冈州前领地首府的对面，通过质量、材料和细节，主张当代的存在，并补充了这些场地和邻近的1920年代的邮局。四个平行的结构托架与邻近店面的规模和尺度相呼应，而陶瓷砖的外墙则重新诠释了历史悠久的市中心的砖石建筑传统。

Located opposite a 125-year-old general store and the former territorial capital of Oregon, the new, 19,000 sq. ft. museum asserts a contemporary presence and complements these sites and a neighboring 1920’s post office through massing, material, and detail. Four parallel structural bays echo the scale and meter of the neighboring storefronts, while facades of ceramic tile re-interpret the masonry building traditions of the historic downtown core.

该建筑拥抱着街道，邀请公众进入大厅和导向画廊、博物馆商店、多功能教室和地面上的庭院。上层画廊的窗户伸出人行道，可以瞥见里面的艺术和活动，并可以看到周围地区的框架。

The building embraces the street, inviting the public into the lobby and orientation gallery, museum store, multipurpose classrooms, and courtyards at ground level. Upper floor gallery windows project over the sidewalk, allowing glimpses of the art and activity within, and framed views out to the surrounding district.

在内部，参观者被引导到一个大楼梯上，两边是木板，进入一系列相互连接的画廊。在上面，画廊占据了清晰的空间，在对角线上被天窗一分为二，为观看不同性质的收藏品提供可控的自然光。新的建筑也将成为本顿艺术中心策展、规划和社区推广人员的基地。

Within, visitors are guided up a grand staircase, lined with wood paneling, into a series of interconnected galleries. Above, the galleries occupy clear-span bays, bisected on the diagonal by clerestories that provide controlled natural daylight for viewing the varied nature of the collection. The new building will also serve as a home base for BCHS curatorial, programming, and community outreach staff.

本顿县历史学会博物馆将于2021年开放，支持对该地区艺术和历史的新参与，并为全国的地方和区域机构提供一个新的模式。

Opening in 2021, the Benton County Historical Society Museum supports new engagement with the region’s art and history, and a new model for local and regional institutions throughout the country.

Architects: Allied Works Architecture
Area: 19000 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs: Jeremy Bittermann, JSA
Manufacturers: Kawneer, Unika Vaev, Castle Bespoke, LumLEX Lighting Services
Civil Engineering: Devco Construction, Devco
Structural Engineering: Devco Construction, Devco
Lighting: Arup
Principal Architect:Brad Cloepfil
Principal In Charge And Project Manager:Chelsea Grassinger
Managing Principal:Kyle Lommen
Project Architects:Daniel Toole, Chris Brown, Philip Balsiger
Exhibit Design:Project Renate
Mep/ Fp Engineers:Glumac
Acoustics:Jaffe Holden
Building Envelope:Morrison Hershfield
Specifications:M.Thrailkill Architect
City:Corvallis
Country:United States