LOT-EK
MANAGEMENT ARTISTS headquarters

a loft space retrofit for a photography/art agency

type
completed

2001

location

Garment District, New York

client

Management Artists

size

3,000 SF

photography

Paul Warchol

awards

concept & vision

we insert, in a warehouse space with large windows running along 3 sides, a 60’ long stainless steel truck container wall

design & architecture

a system of custom-built stainless steel workstations on casters with filing cabinet and CPU roll along the truck wall on blue-epoxy concrete floor. Opposite the truck container side, a metal pipe magazine/portfolio rack, topped by a black rubber bench poured on site, runs the length of the wall

program & use

storage and archive are organized in the different depths between truck and existing walls. These compartments are accessible through a double system of large pull up panels and small pull down panels, which are cut out of the corrugated metal skin. The pull down panels can be used as counter tops for quick office tasks

Dec 1, 2026

LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester

LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester

Nov 16, 2026

LOT-EK lectures at Jefferson University CADE, Philadelphia

LOT-EK lectures at Jefferson University CADE, Philadelphia

Oct 10, 2026

The Black SchoolHouse opens!

The Black SchoolHouse opens!

Jul 7, 2026

LOT-EK on Wallpaper* US400 list

LOT-EK on Wallpaper* US400 list

Apr 6, 2026

LOT-EK and Carroll House on PIN-UP 40

LOT-EK and Carroll House on PIN-UP 40