Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music
Monmouth University announced a 30,000-square-foot museum that now houses the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music. Designed by CookFox Architects, the building was constructed near where Springsteen wrote the iconic “Born to Run.” The museum includes exhibition galleries, a 230-seat theatre, and archives dedicated to Bruce Springsteen and American music.
The project featured hybrid construction, making it one of the first buildings in the NYC area to combine steel and timber under a single delegated design package from a local contractor.
- 30,000 sq ft
- 70’ x 200’
- 3 storeys
- 140 tons of steel
- 21,000 sq ft of CLT flooring
Metropolitan Walters, in partnership with Timberlab, supplied and erected both the steel and timber components of the project. The steel and timber were erected simultaneously to simplify the construction process and ensure better alignment between the materials. By managing both components under a single contract, Metropolitan Walters successfully avoided delays and reduced coordination issues that often occur when handling steel and timber separately.
Metropolitan Walters anticipated challenges in coordinating the installation of steel and timber, which included a steel frame and theatre along with a mass timber structure of glulam beams, columns, and CLT flooring. To address these challenges, Metropolitan Walters simultaneously erected both the steel and timber components. Tekla BIM modeling was used to integrate all materials into a single model, minimizing clashes and improving alignment. Managing both materials under one contract also helped prevent the delays typically associated with handling steel and timber separately.