Diller Scofidio + Renfro's designs for the Broad Art Foundation - a new contemporary art museum in Los Angeles, US - have been unveiled.

Located on Grand Avenue, the three-storey attraction will feature a honeycomb "veil" that wraps around the building and will house around 2,000 works. The 120,000sq ft (11,148sq m) museum will feature 40,000sq ft (3,716sq m) of column-free gallery space and a lecture hall seating up to 200 people.

A ground-floor multimedia gallery; a public lobby with display space; and a museum shop are also proposed, along with archive, study and art storage space. In addition to funding the project, philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad will also provide the Broad Art Foundation with a US$200m (£128.9m, €154.3m) endowment.

Elizabeth Diller said: "Our goal for the museum is to hold its ground next to Gehry's much larger and very exuberant Walt Disney Concert Hall through contrast. "As opposed to Disney Hall's smooth and shiny exterior that reflects light, The Broad will be porous and absorptive, channelling light into its public spaces and galleries."

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