Architect:

junya.ishigami+associates

Completion:

2008

Description:

This boutique for Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto sits on a narrow traingular site at the confluence of Gansevoort and West 13th Streets. In the renovation of the existing building, the architect split the building in two to create a pedestrian way connecting the two streets. The entrance is off this space.

The design is a simple composition of brick and glass, the latter apparently set into the former, as no mullions are visible and vertical joints are accomodated with silicone. A curve at the tip of the building (the previous footprint is visible in the paving) is the only other overt gesture in the design. Simple yet attention-getting is one way to describe the boutique, much like the clothes within.

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Address:

1 Gansevoort Street

New York, NY 10014

Map/Directions/Info:

The boutique is located at 1 Gansevoort Street, in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.

Train: A,C,E to 14th Street, L to 8th Avenue

Bus: Need bus info

Car: Being Manhattan, visiting by car isn't recommended.

Nearby:

173 176 Perry Street

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Carlos Miele Flagship Store

DVF Studio Headquarters

Gallery Building

IAC/InterActiveCorp HQ

Morimoto NYC

Porter House Condo

Town House

Links:

Yohji Yamamoto

junya.ishigami + associates

The Art of Unveiling