Olson Kundig has shared new details and photography of its recently completed campus-wide renovation of the Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM). The STEM- and arts-focused children’s museum sits on the grounds of the National Register of Historic Places-listed Fort Baker, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, located in Sausalito, California.
First announced in early 2019, the transformative $18.5 million overhaul expanded the footprint of the multi-building, 7.5-acre BADM within its historic location, while yielding five new research-backed permanent exhibits and activity areas, as well as improved amenities as part of the museum’s BOLD: Spark Curiosity, Inspire Innovation capital campaign. The campus revamp was completed in incremental phases, allowing the BADM to remain open to pint-sized visitors and their adult chaperones while renovation work was underway. (BADM…
