Hi Marieke, We've done hundreds of such projects with all the attendant success and horror imaginable. Your architect should be able to help you evaluate your options and come up with some preliminary ideas that can be negotiated with your local planning authorities. Good luck, Mike >Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:36:13 -0800 >From: Marieke Van Damme <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Adding a new building to your property? >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Are there any museums out there that added a building >to their property and can share their success/horror >stories of dealing with the city government? We face >zoning, parking and space issues-- but the building >still has to go up somehow. Can anyone offer some >insight into how they did it? > >Thanks! >Marieke -- ***************************************************************** Michael McHugh, AIA LEED Accredited Professional E. Verner Johnson and Associates Museum Architects and Planners 222 Berkeley Street, Suite 1350 Boston, MA 02116 tel: 617-437-6262 fax: 617-437-1272 http://www.vernerjohnson.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).