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CHELSEA art tower
concept

2004

location

Chelsea, New York

client

Young Woo Associates

size

110,000 SF

collaborators

Keisuke Nibe, project lead

awards

concept & vision

a 19-story concrete structure for contemporary art galleries, one per floor.

architecture & design

a simple concrete structure offers undivided, open flexible space for exhibition. Two rows of containers are inserted in this structure to house onsite storage, mechanical, and bathrooms

program & use

both front and back elevations are enclosed with a light floor-to-ceiling metal framing that supports glazing on the outside and a system of removable wall panels on the inside, so that each gallery can set the appropriate opaque/transparent ratio and wall surface to regulate incoming sunlight and respond to surface exhibition needs

impact & significance

we propose a simple infrastructure as an early concept for Chelsea's transformation into a contemporary art area

Dec 12, 2025

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