Museum of Arts and Design in New York, United States

March 15, 2011 Category: Uncategorized

Located in New York, United States, Museum of Arts and Design was designed by Allied Works Architecture. Cloepfil’s design dramatically opens up the building to natural light and views while putting the Museum’s core mission of “craft”, front and center. While the essential form of the existing 12-storey building has been maintained, right down to the lollipop-style arcade on which it sits, the fortress-like building has been given a new transparency by opening up the façade with a series of horizontal and vertical slices of fritted and clear glass that let light in while providing visitors views of the City beyond. On the building’s interior these cuts further serve to unify the space while providing connections among the galleries.

Museum of Arts and Design, design by Allied Works Architecture