The soaring art market is creating a new architectural niche: Private collectors are hiring noted museum and gallery architects to design homes to showcase their Damien Hirst sculptures and Matthew Barney installations.
In this feature article for the The Wall Street Journal, I profile projects that run the gamut from revamping existing spaces to building new residences from the ground up. Many of these projects include all of the trappings of professional-grade museums — soaring ceilings, high-tech temperature and humidity controls, and state-of-the-art lighting systems.
Left, a home designed by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects.
Troy McMullen | Journalist 