A historic capital project at Storm King will soon come to a close. The cultural staple in New Yorks scenic Hudson Valley will publicly debut its new buildings and artworks this spring, on May 7, after a lengthy construction process. The art center has been transformed by Heneghan Peng Architects and WXY. Landscape architects Reed Hilderbrand and Gustafson Porter + Bowman made substantial changes to Storm Kings topography, allowing for more walkable green space and artworks.Storm King Art Center executive director Nora Lawrence steered the capital project, the first in the centers 65-year history. A handful of new commissions by contemporary artists Kevin Beasley, Sonia Gomes, and Dionne Lee will soon go up near existing works by Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Calder, Maya Lin, Roy Lichtenstein, and others.Landscape architects upgraded the hard and natural surfaces of the art center. (Courtesy Storm King Art Center)Ticketing Booth architectural detail (Courtesy Storm King Art Center)The $45 million capital project was first announced in 2022, as reported by AN, and construction started in 2023. Among the most visible changes to Storm King are four new buildings designed by Heneghan Peng and WXY. These new buildings include: a new welcome center, a space dedicated to group orientation, a restroom pavilion, and maintenance facility. All of these buildings are electric. The welcome center is connected to an existing, historic building thats been on the site for over 100 years. It has a pitched roof mimicked after the existing, historic structure and a generous cantilever that provides shade. That pavilion offers information and ticketing for folks arriving from the new and improved parking lot area, with increased capacity for visitor vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.The restroom building has a gentle curve in plan. (Courtesy Storm King Art Center)The restroom building has a shared sink. (Courtesy Storm King Art Center)The space for group orientation is open to the elementshumble wood columns uphold a utilitarian roof member. The all-gender restroom area has a slight curve in plan; a series of stalls line an open corridor that faces a shared sink.The new state-of-the-art maintenance facility is named after David R. Collens, who led Storm King for more than 40 years as executive director, before Lawrence took over a few years ago. The David R. Collens Building will be for maintaining artworks, but also conservation and fabrication. The facilitys expansive ceiling height will allow for conservators to negotiate artworks of all scales. It also has a workshop, studio, mechanical shop, storage space, and office area.The David R. Collens Maintenance Facility is named after Storm Kings longtime executive director, who stepped down recently. (Courtesy Storm King Art Center)The work by Reed Hilderbrand and Gustafson Porter + Boman entailed reclaiming two former parking lots on museum grounds and turning them into green space capable of hosting large artworks.This portion of the project added another 5 acres of landscape at the heart of the site. More than 650 trees and 20 species of plant life were interspersed throughout Storm King as well. The plant selection was carefully curated to enhance resiliency in response to climate change. This ecosystem connects to existing wetlands and adjoining waterways, serving as a conduit.Storm King is pursuing LEED Gold accreditation for the welcome pavilions.