Timeout NY Headquarters, NYC, USA
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GSA
Principal
Feasibility Study
1994
The project involved the preliminary planning phase of a 10,000sf renovation of an floor-through commercial loft space between Broadway and Mercer Street as the New York Offices for an exclusively European entertainment weekly news journal. As essentially a start-up, the organization imposed strict budgetary and scheduling constraints which dictated a simplified approach that could anticipate future growth.
Given the physical constraints of the building; a 50’x200’ floor plate with windows on the two narrow sides along with a three-sided air shaft at its center to the south, the solution sought to increase the quantity and distribution of daylight into the space by introducing openings along the entire north lot-line façade. By eliminating the spatial hierarchy imposed by a reduced access to daylight and view, the space became more “democratic” and thereby flexible and adaptable for future development. The openings furthermore gave the upstart business a prominent façade and thereby a presence which would become emblematic of its new perspective on the cultural life of New York City.
