The @GlenstoneMuseum may be one of the greater Washington area’s best-kept secrets, but expect that to change this fall. The museum has outgrown the 9,000 square feet of gallery space of its Gwathmey Siegel & Associates–designed facilities, prompting a dramatic expansion at the hands of @thomasphiferandpartners with @peterwalkerandpartners, which adds 50,000 square feet of gallery space—along with an arrival center, two cafés, and storage and administrative spaces that bring the total addition to 240,000 square feet—in a cluster of variable-sized concrete boxes dubbed “the Pavilions.” Nestled into Glenstone’s landscape, these pavilions—eight of which are planned as single artist galleries—surround an open-air, 18,000-square-foot water court. Read more about the forthcoming #AR_Project at http://ow.ly/rO5630k6SdL Text by Deane Madsen Photo © Architectural Record by Deane Madsen #ThomasPhifer #glenstone #potomac #museum #museumdesign #artanddesign #archidaily #arquitectura #architecture #architect #design #buildings #buildingdesign #Architektur #architettura #archigram #archilovers #archdaily #archilovers #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography #geometry #ig_architecture #pocket_architecture #archi_features #architecture_view #architecturelovers #architexture (at Potomac, Maryland)