In a time of arguably increasing climate risk and concomitant regulatory risk, price risks, and prospective market adjustments, mega art dealer David Zwirner is a forward-thinking art-world pioneer and luminary. Mr. Zwirner has set a new environmental standard for art-related facilities while presenting a “a clean, elegant, modernist aesthetic that is very much about welcoming visitors today.”
During 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, more than five million gallons of water flooded the construction site of New York’s new Whitney Museum. In response, the engineering and construction of the museum building, the lobby of which is 10 feet above sea-level, and infrastructure were re-designed and re-engineered.
David Zwirner’s second Manhattan location, on West 20th Street, is situated in Chelsea close by the Hudson River. The 537 West 20th Street gallery opened in early 2013, mere months after Hurricane Sandy.
Designed by Annabelle Selldorf and design consultants Atelier Ten, the five-story, 30,000-square-foot structure is built to museum standards and to accommodate large-scale installations and the full range of artists the gallery represents. The gallery is also the first known commercial art gallery built to LEED Gold standards.
The building incorporates five green roof spaces, premium efficiency mechanical, maximized daylighting, and locally and responsibly-sourced materials.
Sound business sense.
See:
“Frick Collection Names Selldorf Architects for Its Renovation” | Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, 20 October 2016
“This Quietly Elegant Architect is Now the Darling of the Design World” | James Tarmy, Bloomberg, 5 June 2015
“Protecting Priceless Art from Natural Disasters” | John Whitaker, The Atlantic, 27 May 2015
“Annabelle Selldorf Designs the New David Zwirner Gallery” | Samuel Cochran, Architectural Digest, 30 April 2013
“David Zwirner Opens New Manhattan Gallery” | Tamara Warren, Forbes, 29 January 2013
“David Zwirner 20th Street,” New York, New York | Selldorf Architects
Selldorf Architects | Architects
Atelier Ten | Environmental Design Consultants + Engineers
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