Notes of Interest
Customers enter as performers on a stage, stepping into the elevated, double-height proscenium at the front of the store. The spatial sequence unfolds down a full-width, white Corian grand stair, which transitions into the more intimate display and changing area at the rear of the space.
With LED backlighting, the steps appear to float; they double as seating for special events or a display riser with translucent acrylic platforms.
Reflecting the juxtapositions that characterize Vera Wang’s fashion design, the material palette is based on a series of complementary contrasts. High-gloss, white epoxy flooring contrasts with diaphanous scrims; synthetic acrylic partitions feature hand-sculpted, curved edges, while natural architectural plaster is polished to the point of abstraction. Lighting is as much a physical material as the plaster and steel, and is used to simulate a range of atmospheric states.
Architect
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Gabellini Sheppard Associates
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Owner
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Vera Wang Group
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Location
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New York City
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ADDITIONAL CREDITS
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Consultant
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Tillotson Design Associates
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Engineer
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Robert Silman Associates
Edwards & Zuck Consulting Engineers
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General Contractor
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Michilli, Inc.
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Landscape Architect
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R/F Landscape Architecture P.C..
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Photo Credit
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© Paul Warchol
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JURY COMMENTS
It is all about the subtlety— of
the details that are very, very
refined. You don’t see them at
first and they reveal
themselves as you move within
the space.
The detailing is spatially
expansive while intimate.
The use of color, only in light,
is seductive.
Such a crisp interior helps to
focus on the client’s product
2010 INSTITUTE HONOR AWARDS FOR INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE JURY
Daniel H. Wheeler, FAIA (Chair)
Wheeler Kearns Architects, Inc.
Chicago
David H. Hart, FAIA
Utah Capitol Preservation Board
Salt Lake City
Audrey A. Matlock, AIA
Audrey Matlock, Architect
New York City
Audrey Stokes O'Hagan, AIA
Audrey O’Hagan Architect
Newton, Massachusetts
Clive R. Wilkinson, AIA, RIBA
Clive Wilkinson Architects
West Hollywood, California
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