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THE HENRY B. TIPPIE ANNEX
To The Belle Plaine Area Museum
Belle Plaine, Iowa
After Addition
Annex Entrance
Before Addition
Click here for Project
Description/Details
Ribbon Cutting
This project, an
addition to the Belle Plaine Area Museum, houses a new
exhibit of artifacts chronicling the life of Iowa native,
philanthropist, and businessman, Henry B. Tippie. The addition is
intended to blend in with the existing museum, both in scale and
materials. The building also blends into the historic nature of downtown
Belle Plaine. The museum addition added over 5,000 square feet of space
to the existing facility, including display areas, a research lab,
mechanical room, entry vestibule, and exit stair tower.
The building's precast concrete structure was chosen to
allow for higher ceilings in the exhibit areas. This allows for
displays, such as a reconstructed one room school house bell tower. With
a conventional water based fire sprinkler system, the various paper and
cloth artifacts in the museum could be destroyed by fire or water in the
event of a building fire. A clean agent system was specified that
deploys non-toxic chemicals to quickly extinguish any fires without
damaging the items on display.
The single point
of entry, as well as security and safety systems, help ensure that the
treasures of the Henry B. Tippie Annex are safe and secure.
MASTER PLANNING
/ DEVELOPMENTS
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Museum website
Display Area
Auditorium
