San Francisco -- The details are sketchy, but the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has released its design concept for a new wing that would double the size of the institution - a concept that aims to slide a block-long building into the landscape without causing a fuss. The expansion would stretch from Howard Street north to Minna Street behind the museum's existing home, a length of 335 feet. The top height of 195 feet along Howard compares with the 163-foot peak of SFMOMA's distinctive granite-rimmed skylight.
But instead of a solid block, the architects envision something more like a weathered cliff that folds in on all sides to lessen the impact on views and not shade the museum's popular sculpture garden.
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