Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Westlake Reed Leskosky is providing architectural and engineering services for the design of a new Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park, Maryland.WRL will provide concept plan, final schematic design, preparation of construction documents, construction cost estimates and construction support services.
The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing Naval aviation technology. This Museum is the repository of artifacts, photographs and film, documents and related heritage memorabilia from Patuxent River and other stations, such as Warminster, PA, and Trenton, NJ, that have been consolidated at Patuxent River.
The museum will include hands-on interactive displays that will teach the visitors about naval aviation. The new museum will be a 22,000 SF one story building that includes a classroom, gift shop, administrative offices, toilet rooms and mechanical spaces. The building design will also address passive solar
concepts, day-lighting and other energy efficient design features.
