LOT-EK, SARA MELTZER gallery

SARA MELTZER gallery

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SARA MELTZER gallery

a former parking garage is transformed into a space for art

type

cultural

completed

2000

location

Chelsea, NY

size

4,000 SF

client

Sara Meltzer

photography

Andrew Baldwin

awards

concept & vision

a ten-foot continuous white band overlaps the raw texture of the existing garage walls with its pristine super white surface, creating a pure exhibition layer distinct from the still-present previous parking structure

design & architecture

the white band folds around the garage cantilevered from the perimeter walls, floating in space without touching floor or ceiling. All corners of this new surface are rounded to enhance the flow of the white ribbon through the space. Cuts along its skin generate windows between spaces as well as fluorescent illuminated openings

program & use

at the entrance, the band acts as the gallery sign. Along the steel entry ramp, the band becomes a light fixture. At other points the band detaches itself from the walls to fold out and generate spaces for service functions (reception, offices and storage)

impact & significance

the band exploits and reveals the very basic construction system of light metal studs and gypsum board, transforming the space totally with a new layer while allowing the readability of its previous life

related object:

construction

related project:

video theater @ FIT Chelsea, New York