The Studio Museum in Harlem
Adjaye Associates · Harlem · 2025
North facade from West 125th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem on 125th Street. The museum, which has existed in a previous structure on the site since 1979, is dedicated to artists of African descent. Designed by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson, the massing of the museum’s new 6-story structure features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within. The exterior of the museum is clad in dark grey precast concrete and glass panels. Along with column free galleries, the building also includes an education center, theater, a studio for artists in residence, a cafe, and a rooftop terrace by Studio Zewde.
North facade.
Looking up at the north facade.
Facade detail.
Northwest corner from Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from West 124th Street.
Looking up at the north facade from the main entry.
Entry lobby.
Looking down at the ground floor and The Stoop seating area.
Looking up at the dark grey, monolithic terrazzo stair.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: Fall 2025.
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Adjaye Associates · Harlem · 2025
Construction is nearing completion at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem on 125th Street. The museum, which has existed in a previous structure on the site since 1979, is dedicated to artists of African descent. Designed by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson, the massing of the museum’s new 5-story structure features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within. The exterior of the museum is clad in dark grey precast concrete and glass panels, which are now fully installed. Along with column free galleries, the building will also include an education center, theater, a studio for artists in residence, a cafe, and a rooftop terrace by Studio Zewde.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
South facade.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: Fall 2025.
Construction Update: The Studio Museum in Harlem
Installation of the concrete panels is complete at the north facade of the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the massing of the museum features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: The Studio Museum in Harlem
North facade from West 125th Street.
Steel superstructure has topped out and exterior wall installation is underway at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the massing of the museum features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: The Studio Museum of Harlem
North facade from West 125th Street.
Steel superstructure is nearing completion at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the massing of the museum features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: The Studio Museum of Harlem
North facade from West 125th Street.
Construction is ongoing at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem, with the steel superstructure nearing topping out. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the massing of the museum features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
South facade from West 125th Street.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
Tour: The Webster Los Angeles
Adjaye Associates has completed a new retail store for The Webster at the Beverly Center In Los Angeles. The luxury multi-brand fashion house’s new 11,000-square-foot flagship store is the first project by David Adjaye in California. Located at the corner of Beverly Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard, the storefront features a pink-tinted concrete facade that creates a covered entrance with a large scale digital screen projected onto the inner face.
The pink-tinted concrete of the exterior carries into the interiors with curving walls enclosing changing rooms and product displays. Smooth concrete at the lower half of the interior walls transitions to a more textured finish at the upper half and ceiling of the store. Terrazzo with fragments of black cherry marble covers the floor.
Architect: Adjaye Associates; Client: The Webster; Program: Retail; Location: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA; Completion: 2020.
