Kalkin House

This redirect is about the Shelburne Museum's Kalkin House exhibit building. For Kalkin House, see Kalkin House (disambiguation).

Kalkin House is the only example of postmodern architecture at Shelburne Museum and houses the Museum’s annual exhibitions of contemporary art and design.

History

In 2001 architect and artist Adam Kalkin designed Kalkin House with the intention of creating a space in which to integrate folk art with contemporary design. Kalkin’s concept materialized as the “Collector’s House” in which interior designer Albert Hadley synthesized the postmodern setting of Kalkin’s Container House with a selection of folk objects from the Museum’s permanent collection.

To construct his Container House, Kalkin combined Butler Building Systems, which comprise the structure’s interior, with steel, trans-oceanic, shipping containers that enclose the grated steel within and give the building its name. In using pre-fabricated materials, Kalkin assured that his building could be erected quickly and affordably, making his cutting-edge design widely accessible.

External Links

• Shelburne Museum website.