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Grimm Gallery
Client: Grimm Gallery
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Year: 2021
Typology: Cultural
Building Type: Art Gallery
Project Size: 6,000 SF
Project Cost: $1.2M
Location: Tribeca, New York, NY
Grimm Gallery represents the work of over thirty international artists. The New York flagship is located in the Tribeca East Historic District, known for its ornate block fronts and store and loft building types. The storefront space identified for the gallery consisted of original hardwood floors and a tin paneled ceiling typical to many historic Tribeca buildings. However, the space required significant restoration and renovation due to its deteriorating condition.
WAU took on the task of rehabilitating the space in order to preserve its rich history and architectural features in order to accommodate the new gallery. The overarching concept was one of maintaining the layered histories and stories gleaned from the original floor and ceiling materials and to contrast these elements with the newly inserted white walls of the gallery. This approach was taken in opposition to the typical insertion of a highly polished white-box gallery space, stripping the space of its lasting identity.
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