The Stockton Education Center at
Morven Museum & Garden

• Princeton, NJ

• 7,900 sqft

• GWWO, Inc./Architects

• Best Institutional Project $5-10 Million / Associated Builders & Contractors

• Don Pearse Photographers

The Stockton Education Center (SEC) at Morven Museum & Garden is a 2-story, 7,900 sqft multipurpose assembly/meeting building designed to meet the everyday needs of the museum. The SEC was built on the estate of Richard Stockton, which is a National Historic Landmark dating back to the 17th century. 

The main floor houses an educational area, a guest orientation area, and a gathering space. Flooring throughout the main level is Green Mountain Granite from Cold Spring, MN. Flooring for the gathering area is 10” solid hickory planking surrounded by Green Mountain Granite. 

The building features a state-of-the-art sound and video system and acoustically-made cherry paneled walls. The ceiling of the balance of the main level is 3”x 4” tongue and groove fir with exposed structural members. Lighting throughout is LED track and recessed, all controlled by a Hubbell digital lighting control system. 

The building is ADA accessible, with a two-stop elevator located in the center. The lower level houses the director’s office, a support staff area, storage space, a kitchenette, an elevator machine room, and the main mechanical area. The roof is made up of a Carlisle ultra-ply TPO roofing membrane. At the steel framed entry is a continuous stainless-steel trellis system that runs along the entire front length of the west elevation. The exterior is comprised of imported terracotta tile, brick, and glass curtain wall.