| Location | New York, NY |
| Owner | Issey Miyake USA |
| Program | Retail |
| Size | 1,200 sqf. |
In order to accommodate the landmark district issue, the new façade was developed as an internal one against the exterior brick and brownstone façade. The existing space was dark, hard to enter, and invisible from outside. This new façade reads as a continuous floor to ceiling element once inside the store, creating the “new “ space internally, while the exterior façade was cleaned and restored to its original fabric. The new glass façade was recessed to create appropriate shadow lines consistent with surrounding buildings. The painted metal bulkhead was added externally to respond to the context and landmark preservation requirements. Issey Miyake wished for the store to have an urban presence - one that it would engage the streetscape, inviting passers by off the street. This urban presence had to be presented not as an independent “designer statement” but more as a response to the specific character of this corner.
Photographs © Paul Warchol
Photographs © Paul Warchol
Themes
- → Glass
- → Transparency
- → Daylighting
- → Display
- → Urban
- → Manhattan
- → Textiles
- → Translucency
- → Color