McNally Jackson Cafe / Front Studio Architects

Save this picture!

+ 3

Text description provided by the architects. McNally Jackson Books is one of the largest independent booksellers in downtown Manhattan. The owner wished to re-conceptualize the café as a place evocative of literature as the previous café did not reflect the individual spirit and character of the bookstore and its users.  A fluid collaboration between the owner and architects, all avid readers, the newly realized space creates visceral connections to the act of reading in each programmatic function.  The majority of the renovation consisted of unique pieces conceived by Front Studio Architects, in collaboration with the bookstore owner.  The renovation was a makeover of the 600 sqf café situated within a 7,000 sqf, 2-story bookstore.