{"id":428913,"date":"2026-10-15T22:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428913\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:16:07","slug":"holocaust-museum-groundbreaking-set-for-early-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428913\/","title":{"rendered":"Holocaust Museum groundbreaking set for early 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orlando\u2019s Appearance Review Board unanimously approved the new design for the Holocaust Center for Hope & Humanity, clearing the way for the museum to move toward construction.<\/p>\n

Museum CEO Tim Roberts<\/a> confirmed that the Center\u2019s construction documents are on track to be completed in mid-November, at which point they go to the city for permitting.<\/p>\n

Museum leaders had hoped to break ground on the $63 million project before the end of the year, but now it looks like the start date will be pushed back to early 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project is moving as fast as the process allows, and the Center is working through that process alongside the city,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

The Holocaust Center board scrapped previously approved plans for a 44,500-square-foot museum at 75 S. Ivanhoe Blvd. and parted ways with CEO Talli Dippold<\/a> last year after determining the project wasn\u2019t financially feasible. Instead, the center will repurpose the former chamber of commerce building in downtown Orlando\u2019s Ivanhoe district and build a 10,000-square-foot exhibition hall east of the existing building, bringing the project\u2019s total to 25,345 square feet \u2014 \u00a03.5 times larger than its current space.<\/p>\n

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The modified design widens the vestibule and main entrance to allow more natural light into the ground floor. (Rendering by Lornec Design)<\/p>\n

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The size of the decorative screen on the back of the building has been slightly reduced. (Rendering by Hunton Brady Architects)<\/p>\n

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The perforated metal screen was modified to allow more transparency and natural light into the building. (Rendering by Hunton Brady Architects)<\/p>\n

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The concrete panel walls will be embedded with LED lights. (Rendering by Hunton Brady Architects)<\/p>\n

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Daytime view of the museum. (Rendering by Hunton Brady Architects)<\/p>\n

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Nighttime view of the museum. (Rendering by Hunton Brady Architects)<\/p>\n

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Daytime view of the museum. (Rendering by Hunton Brady Architects)<\/p>\n

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The modified design widens the vestibule and main entrance to allow more natural light into the ground floor. (Rendering by Lornec Design)<\/p>\n

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The plan calls for a complete reimagining of the 1968 office building, inside and out. The vertical louvers covering the windows will be replaced with a perforated metal screen system designed to reflect the diaspora of Holocaust survivors.<\/p>\n

The addition will be home to the center\u2019s new core exhibit, titled \u201cHope & Humanity<\/a>,\u201d which documents the stories of 10 Holocaust survivors who settled in Central Florida.<\/p>\n

Architect Maurizio Maso from HuntonBrady<\/a> told the ARB the design intent was for the two buildings to be compatible, but not identical.<\/p>\n

The design team made several revisions to address concerns raised during the ARB\u2019s courtesy review in April, including the lack of transparency. ARB Director Richard Forbes wrote that the team increased the transparency on the ground floor and lobby by rearranging the security and locker areas and widening the entry vestibule. \u201cThe transparency in the upper floors of the existing building is affected by the proposed metal screen system; however, the final drawings show much more transparent metal panels than shown at the Courtesy Review,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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