Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, California, USA,
Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM) applies the latest early childhood education research to develop essential learning experiences that inspire and build creative problem-solving skills in children to transform the way they learn.
The museum occupies a unique site at Fort Baker in the Golden Gate National Recreation area. Fort Baker, a former WW1 military base, overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge, the kind of beautiful and significant location that is rarely developed for children’s programming.
The campus-wide master plan and renovation developed honors the architectural integrity of the historic site and the museum’s child-focused mission, transforming the guest experience for each of the museum’s 35,000 annual visitors.
Olson Kundig Architects in collaboration with Surfacedesign










