In addition to the Holly Museum, the design will contain other features to draw more people to the museum. These include, along with an additional primary use, such things as an auditorium for museum-related and public lectures, a restaurant, a research library, and classroom space. The second use in this design is meant to be a “how it works” center that will demonstrate to visitors—especially children and adolescents—how many inventions, including some of the things created by Holly himself, work. This may encompass items such as pumps, fire hydrants, and central heating systems, as well as many other great inventions by others.
Like gears in a gadget, the plan has been rotated, as if to provide energy
to the machine—namely, the building. A central atrium allows the visitor
to view the shift in the structure from within. At the same time, the openness
of the lower floors is designed to pique interest in what is happening on
the floors below, drawing people into places they may not have been planning
to visit before they had arrived. Additionally, exhibits will probably be
changing on a regular basis so that there is something new for visitors to
experience. This would hopefully serve as a draw for local residents, and
ideally, it would be a place that science classes from local schools could
visit as an inspiration to students.
