Gladstone Gallery 21st Street

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Project Name: Gladstone Gallery 21st Street
Construction year: 2008
Website: www.gladstonegallery.com
Address: 530 West 21st Street , NEW YORK - United States

Architect(s) : Selldorf Architects (www.selldorf.com)
Project Category: Cultural

Latitude: 40.747
Longitude: -74.0067

Gladstone Gallery 21st Street

Located between 10th and 11th Avenues and situated between two other galleries, Selldorf Architects conceived this new building for large sculpture installations. Large roog trusses are the only remnants of the sound studio formrerly on the site. The main exhibition area is a dramatic, column free space that measures 50' x 22' ceilings. The ceiling, with exposed trusses measuring 3' deep, is reminiscent of 20th-century industrial studio space. A single large sloped skylight - glazed with sandblasted wire glass - admits an abundance of daylight.

Acknowledging the industrial warehouse character of the neighborhood, the facade is made of brick - a black, hand-cut shaped brick of unusual proportions, laid with a field joint to underscore the monumental appearance of the building. The facade, with its large opening on the ground floor and ribbon windows on the upper levels, reflects the functions within.
(text from architects' website)

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