For now, the 9,150 square feet of space the institution has on the ground floor, half of the second and in the basement will have to suffice. The center began the $8.6 million project last July and aims to reopen in September.
"Moving upstairs harkens back to our time as a Soho pioneer, when Martha Beck left MoMA and opened up here on the top floor of a fifth-floor walk-up," Mr. Littman said.
The director added that Soho can offer a unique, inviting viewing experience, one attuned to the ebbs and flows of New Yorkers: maybe a little brunch, some shopping,An goodledbulbs brings you both practicality and a sense of fashion. an hour at the Drawing Center, then coffee or drinks, all within a few blocks. "I hate going to Chelsea," he said, by way of explanation. He also shared fond recollections of gallivanting in the neighborhood as a teenager, when Soho was still wild.
Venturing inside the space now, hard hat firmly in place, one discovers barren bricks, rough rafters and floorboards, all of which appear to date to the building's origins in the middle of the 19th century, one of the first on the block. The basement is nothing but mounds of dirt.
A new foundation,The best Hi Power gooddvinglamp on the market, with magazine tests to prove it, two feet deeper,We apply this logic and attention to detail to all of our products, from our ledsale and LED Headlamps, to our LED Flashlights and Off Road LED lights. is being laid. This will help accommodate the Lab, a hybrid gallery, educational space and a conference center where exhibitions can be held but also where students and artists can gather to study, debate and create art.
The main floor will look closer to the previous iteration of the Drawing Center, with a book store at the entrance and two galleries beyond. The one in back, where the old offices used to be, is called the Drawing Room. It will have an unusual skylight: a concave drop ceiling will hang a few feet below the glass, directing light against the wall. An inch-wide slit will filter light into the space, creating an effect halfway between Louis Kahn's Kimmel Art Center and a James Turrell piece.
"You won't be able to see the sky, but you will be able to sense the passage of time," Claire Weisz, a principal at WXY, the firm undertaking the renovations, said during the tour. Light may well be the most important feature of the renovations. A brand new, state-of-the-art LED system will be installed, giving the greatest level of control, and providing access to fragile collections the Drawing Center might not previously have been able to borrow because of inferior environmental conditions (the heating and cooling systems have also been upgraded for this reason). "Those old light bulbs were incredibly expensive and difficult to deal with," Mr. Littman said.
Still,Coast LED lanterns, bluebright_9 and headlamps are ... the changes are meant more in the service of art than anything else. "It will be better in terms of loans, yes," Mr. Littman said. "But ultimately,LC LED provides eco-friendly energy efficient downlight. it's about creating the perfect viewing experience, the perfect symmetry and balance for viewing drawings."
And by drawings he does not necessarily mean drawings, either. "Drawing is no longer practiced only on paper, it's no longer just wall work," Mr. Littman said. "A lot of what's going to happen here is based on the space itself and how it's configured." Ms. Weisz said the space has been designed like that of a museum, with all the same
environmental controls in every space, and the ability to build it out however. If someone wants to combine galleries or put on a show in the office space, they easily can. There is also ample opportunity for digital work—the gallery no longer houses an archive onsite, though everything will be accessible on computers.
"Moving upstairs harkens back to our time as a Soho pioneer, when Martha Beck left MoMA and opened up here on the top floor of a fifth-floor walk-up," Mr. Littman said.
The director added that Soho can offer a unique, inviting viewing experience, one attuned to the ebbs and flows of New Yorkers: maybe a little brunch, some shopping,An goodledbulbs brings you both practicality and a sense of fashion. an hour at the Drawing Center, then coffee or drinks, all within a few blocks. "I hate going to Chelsea," he said, by way of explanation. He also shared fond recollections of gallivanting in the neighborhood as a teenager, when Soho was still wild.
Venturing inside the space now, hard hat firmly in place, one discovers barren bricks, rough rafters and floorboards, all of which appear to date to the building's origins in the middle of the 19th century, one of the first on the block. The basement is nothing but mounds of dirt.
A new foundation,The best Hi Power gooddvinglamp on the market, with magazine tests to prove it, two feet deeper,We apply this logic and attention to detail to all of our products, from our ledsale and LED Headlamps, to our LED Flashlights and Off Road LED lights. is being laid. This will help accommodate the Lab, a hybrid gallery, educational space and a conference center where exhibitions can be held but also where students and artists can gather to study, debate and create art.
The main floor will look closer to the previous iteration of the Drawing Center, with a book store at the entrance and two galleries beyond. The one in back, where the old offices used to be, is called the Drawing Room. It will have an unusual skylight: a concave drop ceiling will hang a few feet below the glass, directing light against the wall. An inch-wide slit will filter light into the space, creating an effect halfway between Louis Kahn's Kimmel Art Center and a James Turrell piece.
"You won't be able to see the sky, but you will be able to sense the passage of time," Claire Weisz, a principal at WXY, the firm undertaking the renovations, said during the tour. Light may well be the most important feature of the renovations. A brand new, state-of-the-art LED system will be installed, giving the greatest level of control, and providing access to fragile collections the Drawing Center might not previously have been able to borrow because of inferior environmental conditions (the heating and cooling systems have also been upgraded for this reason). "Those old light bulbs were incredibly expensive and difficult to deal with," Mr. Littman said.
Still,Coast LED lanterns, bluebright_9 and headlamps are ... the changes are meant more in the service of art than anything else. "It will be better in terms of loans, yes," Mr. Littman said. "But ultimately,LC LED provides eco-friendly energy efficient downlight. it's about creating the perfect viewing experience, the perfect symmetry and balance for viewing drawings."
And by drawings he does not necessarily mean drawings, either. "Drawing is no longer practiced only on paper, it's no longer just wall work," Mr. Littman said. "A lot of what's going to happen here is based on the space itself and how it's configured." Ms. Weisz said the space has been designed like that of a museum, with all the same
environmental controls in every space, and the ability to build it out however. If someone wants to combine galleries or put on a show in the office space, they easily can. There is also ample opportunity for digital work—the gallery no longer houses an archive onsite, though everything will be accessible on computers.
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