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.
Tour: 145 Central Park North
South facade from Central Park North.
Construction is nearing completion at 145 Central Park North, the 13-story residential condominium building at the northern edge of Central Park. Designed by Gluck+, the building design features a south facade of curtain wall to maximize commanding views of the Central Park from the interior. The curtain wall design is broken down into two distinct articulations: a taut all glass skin at the top four floors and a highly articulated skin for the lower nine floors with a deep bronze profile to relate to the height, rhythm and texture of the neighboring residential buildings from the 1930s.
Southeast corner from Central Park North.
The building’s 37 units, ranging from one-to-four-bedrooms, are laid out on the shallow lot as floor through apartments that offer residents southern views to Central Park and northern views to upper Manhattan. Residents will have access to a range of amenities including a common roof terrace, gym & lounge, storage, indoor parking, and bike parking.
South facade from Central Park.
Close-up of the lower south facade with glass railing at the operable windows to allow residents to fully open their windows.
Close-up of the south facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the lower facade.
Rooftop Views
View south towards Central Park and the Midtown skyline.
Northwest view towards Morningside Heights and West Harlem.
Northwest view towards Morningside Heights.
Future terrace at an upper floor of the south facade.
Model Residence
Central Park view from a south facing living room.
Model Residence
Architect: Gluck+; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Tour: 300 West 122nd Street
Northeast corner from St. Nicholas Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out and facade installation is underway at residential condo building 300 West in the South Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Isaac & Stern Architects, the facade will feature oversized windows, limestone piers, and brick that reflects the neighboring buildings.
East facade from St. Nicholas Avenue.
When completed, the development will offer 170 residences in a range of studios-to-four-bedrooms. Interior design of the residences and the shared spaces is led by Paris Forino.
Southeast corner from St. Nicholas Avenue.
Upper terrace at the east facade.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the upper setback floors.
View south towards the Midtown skyline from the rooftop terrace.
View southwest towards the Cathedral of St. John the Divine from the rooftop terrace.
View west towards Morningside Heights from the rooftop terrace.
View north towards West Harlem from the rooftop terrace.
View east towards East Harlem from the rooftop terrace.
Architect: Isaac & Stern Architects; Interiors: Paris Forino; Developer: Bespoke Living; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.