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Architects: MQ Architecture, Miguel Quismondo, AIA
- Area: 2300 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Kalwall®, Saint-Gobain, Airfloor system, Duro-Last
Text description provided by the architects. Magazzino Italian Art is a private initiative conceived by Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu to house their collection of post-war Italian art. The commission consisted in a full renovation of an existing 11,000 square-foot building and an additional 14,000 square feet of new construction. The existing L-shaped structure was erected in 1964 as a distribution center for dairy products and surrounded by loading docks and canopies. The new space needed a taller clearance, since some of the collection’s pieces were large, as well as highly controlled natural light.
