BVH Architecture expands Karen Kunc's Constellation Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska
In Lincoln, Nebraska, BVH Architecture has unveiled plans for a 3,400-square-foot expansion of Constellation Studios, established by artist Karen Kunc. This new addition will feature four studio areas, classrooms, a retail gallery, and a courtyard, enhancing the original campus that was completed in 2014. The Lincoln City Council is financing the project through tax-increment financing, aiming to boost revitalization along North 48th Street. The design incorporates a saw-tooth roof to maximize natural light and a perforated metal screen facing O Street. Visitors will enter through a courtyard designed for workshops and gatherings. Kunc’s initial studios were also developed with BVH, which has offices in Lincoln, Omaha, and Denver, and this expansion will accommodate new printmakers and teaching artists.
Key facts
- BVH Architecture designed a 3,400-square-foot expansion to Constellation Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- The expansion adds four studio spaces, a retail gallery, classrooms, and a courtyard.
- The original campus was completed by BVH in 2014.
- The project is outside University Place, which the Lincoln City Council voted to fund via tax-increment financing this spring.
- The addition uses a saw-tooth roof for north light due to lot line restrictions.
- A perforated metal screen wraps the O Street facade.
- The entrance is on the side, leading through a courtyard between old and new buildings.
- Karen Kunc's prints are in the collections of MoMA, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and V&A.
- BVH has offices in Lincoln, Omaha, and Denver, and designed the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney.
Entities
Artists
- Karen Kunc
Institutions
- BVH Architecture
- Constellation Studios
- Museum of Modern Art
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Museum of Nebraska Art
Locations
- Lincoln
- Nebraska
- University Place
- North 48th Street
- O Street
- Omaha
- Denver
- Colorado
- Kearney