With an aim to serve as a model of sustainability and inspiration, the five-storied Perot Museum of Nature and Science has been designed and built using green building practices.
Located in Victory Park, near Downtown Dallas, The Perot Museum is a 180,000-square-foot building. A significant feature of the museum is the 54 feet escalator contained in a 150 feet glass-enclosed tube-like structure that dramatically extends outside the building. It is designed as a teaching tool that provides living examples of engineering, sustainability and technology at work.
The Perot Museum achieved an overall rating of 85% on the Green Globes rating scale. The museum achieved a score of 100% for the site design and enhancement measures to minimise the building’s impact on the site. It also achieved a perfect score for its integrated design process, integration of environmental purchasing, commissioning plan and emergency response plan.
The museum includes natural sustainable and environmentally-friendly features including a rainwater collection system, LED lighting, and solar-powered water heating.
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science houses 11 permanent exhibit halls containing state-of-the-art video and 3D computer animation with life-like simulations. Serving as a living science lesson, the museum’s outdoors feature provocative illustrations of engineering, technology and conservation.
The lower level of the cube houses a state-of-the-art, modular traveling exhibit hall, an education wing with six learning labs, a flexible space auditorium, and a children’s museum including outdoor play space and a courtyard. The plinth level houses the Main Lobby complete with a 35-foot Malawisaurus fossil, access to a roof deck, the café, a 298 seat, multimedia 3D theatre and the museum shop.
