{"id":305822,"date":"2026-05-08T10:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305822\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:57:28","slug":"zgf-architects-designs-stealthy-navy-seal-museum-for-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305822\/","title":{"rendered":"ZGF Architects designs stealthy Navy SEAL Museum for San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

American studio ZGF Architects<\/a> has revealed designs for an angular Navy SEAL Museum on the harbourfront of San Diego<\/a>, USA, meant to evoke the site and contemporary martial qualities.<\/p>\n

The studio’s design connects the residential Lane Field Park neighbourhood with the waterfront esplanades of San Diego, California.<\/p>\n

Its design features metallic volumes and strict geometries meant to evoke the durability of the American military branch known for special operations, according to the studio.<\/p>\n

Design elements such as the deliberate placement of ribboned facade window reveals, perforated metal screens, and full-height atrium are other core components of the building concept. The studio said these elements will combine to create a dynamic “interplay of physical prowess and precision”.<\/p>\n

\"ZGFZGF Architects has designed a Navy SEAL Museum for San Diego<\/p>\n

“The sloping form reduces the building’s perceived height and respects adjacent neighbours. In plan, public uses activate the street edges, while back-of-house functions align efficiently with the existing garage,” ZGF Architects<\/a> principal Josh Peacock told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“At the center, the atrium unifies the museum experience and becomes the heart of the building,” he added.<\/p>\n

“In section, the visitor journey is carefully choreographed. Guests enter through a compressed threshold that opens dramatically into a 65-foot-tall atrium, where suspended artifacts create a powerful multi-level experience.”<\/p>\n

Outside, a reflecting pool is staged to create the image of a SEAL team emerging from water.<\/p>\n

\"ZGFIt has an angular facade informed by military design<\/p>\n

An approach resembling a stationary gangway connects the exterior forecourt to the civic realm at Harbor Drive while serving as its main entry point.<\/p>\n

The design proposes the placement of youth educational spaces and other public programmes along with a caf\u00e9 in the northeast corner of the building.<\/p>\n

Their placement highlights the “quieter” edge of its 85,000-square-foot (7,896 square metres) design, while opening onto a series of interactive spaces that trace the history of the SEAL programme to its origins in the Second World War.<\/p>\n

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“At the top floor, a roof terrace supports events and museum activities with sweeping harbor views,” Peacock continued.<\/p>\n

“This location builds on the energy of the Embarcadero promenade, connecting to the steady foot traffic from the USS Midway Museum to the Maritime Museum.”<\/p>\n

“Moments of discovery are created from carefully placed openings that reveal glimpses of artifacts within, connecting the museum’s internal story to the city outside.”<\/p>\n

\"ZGFThe interiors were designed to showcase the history of the military branch<\/p>\n

ZGF’s architects said it would serve as a new civic landmark and compel education efforts when completed by 2032.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, ZGF Architects has completed a mass-timber airport terminal for Portland, Oregon<\/a>, in addition to a training facility for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens<\/a> and Phase One of the Amazon HQ2 facility in northern Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The studio also wrapped up its work on a new stainless steel expansion for the California Science Center in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The imagery is courtesy of ZGF Architects.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American studio ZGF Architects has revealed designs for an angular Navy SEAL Museum on the harbourfront of San…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[7,128735,2311,74,76,75,37992,37993,1264,116843],"class_list":["post-305822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-california","tag-military-design","tag-museums","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-sectionall","tag-sectionarchitecture","tag-usa","tag-zgf-architects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}