The new home of Salvador Dali's artwork is a 66,400-sq-ft facility that is as flamboyant as the Spanish artist himself. Designed by Yann Weymouth with HOK, the Category 5 hurricane-resistant building in St. Petersburg protects and exhibits the museum's priceless collection, which is the largest outside of Spain.
The three-story building consists of storage areas, an auditorium, a store, cafe, mechanical spaces, offices, a library and an art vault. The third level houses galleries connected by a sculptural gallery that overlooks the bay and is encased by a glass system that rises 75 ft from the plaza into the air.