DTD | Arts District: Crow Collection of Asian Art

[dfwcre8tive]

Looks like there will be another patio/restaurant in the Arts District.

http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/10/27/crow-collection-gets-its-patio-on/


Crow Collection Gets Its Patio On
Posted on October 27th, 2009 1:28pm by Tim Rogers
Filed under Architecture, Arts, Dining

Curious about the construction I’ve seen outside the Crow Collection of Asian art, on the corner of Flora and Harwood, I asked the museum’s director, Amy Hofland, what’s going on. Says Hofland:

It’s called Snuff Bottle Court (because of the snuff bottle installation) and will have a wisteria arbor (SHADE!); tables, chairs, wifi; an installation of Hokusai’s Great Wave in plant material on the back wall; lighting and very cool ambiance. We’re inviting Teiichi (Tei An) to come down for events (Late Nights with the DMA, Members’ Previews, etc. and on occasional lunch hours) to serve Japanese hand food and tea. Launches at the Late Night (we call it Zen in the City) on November 20.

Hofland says the space is for programmed events, but they are testing the market to see if maybe the space could work as a regular lunch spot. I say huzzah to that. I walk Flora Street every day to and from work. Now that the Arts District is (mostly) built, it’s time for the next step: street-level spaces that cater to daily life. And while I’m at it, I’m tired of looking at the back of the Belo Mansion, too. (P.S. The Crow has inspired me. My new bar is called Snuff Film Alley.)

[cowboyeagle05]

Is the Retail space on Flora at the back of Belo Mansion capable for food service business or is it really only for office retail like the always empty Museum Tower showroom that occupies the majority of the space now?

I think this is excellent, the Musuems that are scaled to the human form better that ATTPAC. The Musuem section of the Arts District could be a lot more successful in daily lunch and patio business than the huge expansive ATTPAC and the one cafe in the Opera house. Museums are meant to have daily visitors so are cafes, but Opera Houses and Theaters are special event spaces so cafes don't always work out unless the building is integrated well into busy pedestrian traffic patterns and has a big name doing the food.

Now we need the Nasher to figure out a way to work their cafe into more public realm rather than locked behind the doors of the Nasher.

[gshelton91]

I noticed the DMA is doing something on the side facing the Nasher... anyone know what that is?

[dfwcre8tive]

I noticed the DMA is doing something on the side facing the Nasher... anyone know what that is?

Now that the King Tut exhibit is gone, the DMA has been restoring the courtyard landscaping. There's a panel describing the construction work inside the door.