Bechtler exterior

The building’s dominant feature is the fourth-floor gallery which makes a bold and dramatic statement as it floats out from the core of the building, cantilevered and supported by a swelling column rising from the plaza below. Inside, a rigorous but elegant palette of materials are presented, including steel, glass, terra cotta, black granite, polished concrete, and wood. Select pieces of furniture in the museum were also designed by Botta including the reception desk, café bar, gallery benches, and hanging globe lights in the lobby.