MoMa Design Store, SoHo, New York, New York
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| MoMa Design Store, SoHo | |
| Designer | 1100 Architect, PC, New York, New York, USA |
| Location | New York, New York, USA |
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| Context | Urban |
| Builder | Gilman Construction |
| Street Address | 81 Spring St., New York, NY 10012 Walk Score |
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For the Museum of Modern Art’s initial presence beyond its midtown-Manhattan home, a new Design Store in SoHo, a contemporary retail environment was achieved within the bounds of a landmark building in a historic district. To that end, the materials used speak to a modern sensibility, which in turn contrast with the existing structure. A polyvinyl membrane was stretched across the ceiling of the space, along one wall of the ground floor, and down through the cellar floor in a continuous curve. Illuminated with a soft cool glow, this structure within-a-structure functions as a light box. The cast iron load-bearing columns, original to the existing building, are enclosed by angular slabs of sandblasted glass connecting the new urban style with the old.
| Building Details | |
| Client | MoMA |
| Awards | International Association of Lighting Designers, Award of Merit, MoMA Design Store SoHo, 2002. |
