Interior Design January 2022

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“The two firms transformed the storied shipyard into forward-looking work spaces and amenities”

studios architecture and wxy architecture + urban design At Kearny Point, World War II shipbuilders were experts at assembling and disassembling vessels at record speeds before shutting down in 1948. When Studios was hired to convert six blocks on the 130-acre site into a creative office hub, the team knew scalability would once again triumph, combined with an interconnectedness to existing plans by WXY Architecture + Urban Design. Together, the two firms transformed 90,000square-feet of the storied shipyard into forward-looking work spaces and amenities at the Annex, which abuts the larger WXY-designed Building 78. To achieve the Annex’s bright interiors, Studios inserted a second floor to maximize leasable office areas for larger outfits or for anchor tenants likely to grow over time. A central opening in the new floor plate allows daylight from the original sawtooth skylights, now uncovered and re-fitted, to penetrate to the ground floor, where a vibrant orange demarcates communal spaces including a row of colorful booths that nod to similar seating next door. A conversation pit sits beneath the central staircase, anchored by one of two large original beams still flaunting their historic patina. Aluminum paint coats other existing columns and beams, adding to a utilitarian palette of concrete, corrugated metal, glass, wood-dowel walls, and plate steel. Ultimately, the backdrop of monumental history and its vessels now invites the interactions that draw pandemic-savvy talent to any physical workplace. —Meghan Edwards STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE: GRAHAM CLEGG; DAVID BURNS; DAVE FRANKNECHT; MERVE POYRAZ. WXY ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN: CLAIRE WEISZ; LAYNG PEW; ROBERT DAURIO; YEJU CHOI.

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INTERIOR DESIGN

JAN.22

GARRETT ROWLAND

Kearny Point Building 78 Annex, South Kearny, New Jersey


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ON THE BOARDS

13min
pages 137-174

COLLATERAL

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page 136

ICONIC NEW CLASSIC

1min
page 135

ICONIC OLD CLASSIC

1min
page 134

RESIDENTIAL SALES

2min
pages 132-133

SHOWROOM

1min
pages 130-131

BOOKSTORE

1min
pages 128-129

SMALL RETAIL

1min
page 126

STAIRCASE

1min
pages 124-125

SENIOR LIVING

1min
pages 122-123

MULTIUNIT HOUSING

1min
pages 120-121

COMMERCIAL LOBBY

1min
pages 118-119

INTERNATIONAL

1min
page 117

RESIDENTIAL

1min
pages 110-111

DOMESTIC LOBBY

1min
page 116

BATH

1min
pages 114-115

RESIDENTIAL

1min
pages 108-109

KITCHEN

1min
pages 112-113

LARGE APARTMENT

1min
page 107

CORPORATE CAFÉ

1min
pages 98-99

CITY HOUSE

1min
pages 104-105

FIRM’S OWN

1min
page 94

COWORKING OFFICE

1min
pages 96-97

FINANCE OFFICE

1min
page 93

TECH OFFICE

1min
page 92

CREATIVE OFFICE

1min
pages 90-91

OFFICE

1min
pages 88-89

LARGE CORPORATE

1min
pages 86-87

MIDSIZE CORPORATE

1min
pages 84-85

HOTEL

1min
pages 78-79

CHAIN HOTEL

1min
pages 74-75

LARGE RESORT

1min
page 77

FINE DINING

1min
pages 72-73

SMALL RESORT

1min
page 76

CASUAL DINING

1min
pages 70-71

BAR/LOUNGE

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pages 66-67

HOTEL DINING

1min
pages 68-69

COUNTER SERVICE

1min
page 65

KIDS ZONE

1min
pages 60-61

COFFEE/TEA

1min
page 64

OUTDOOR DINING

1min
pages 62-63

LIBRARY

1min
pages 58-59

EARLY EDUCATION

1min
pages 56-57

HIGHER EDUCATION

1min
pages 54-55

OUTDOOR

1min
pages 52-53

SUPPORTIVE

1min
pages 46-47

TRANSPORTATION

1min
page 50

SOCIAL IMPACT

1min
pages 44-45

GOVERNMENT

1min
pages 48-49

SMALL MUSEUM

1min
page 36

TRANSPORTATION

1min
page 51

INTERNATIONAL

1min
page 41

LARGE MUSEUM

1min
page 37

DISPENSARY

1min
page 27

CLINIC

1min
page 26

BUDGET

1min
pages 20-21

BEAUTY/SPA

1min
pages 24-25

BUDGET OFFICE

1min
pages 22-23

HEALTHCARE

1min
pages 30-31

FITNESS

1min
pages 28-29

EXHIBITION

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pages 32-33
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