57th Street facility to be restored by IBEX to 'former glory'. (Design and Development).The former American Society of Civil Engineer's Club, one of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's architectural treasures, is being restored to its original glory. The 57th Street facility, which houses an expanded Lee's Art Studio, will also include space for Lee's Light Studio, a light and home furnishing store that is located around the corner, according. to Andy Frankl, president of IBEX ibex (ī`bĕks), wild goat, genus Capra, found in rugged country on mountain ranges from central Asia to the Himalayas, S Europe, and NE Africa. Construction, the firm spearheading the renovations. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by July 2002. Lee's Art Shop is currently housed in a turn-of-the-century French Gothic Revival Gothic revival, term designating a return to the building styles of the Middle Ages. Although the Gothic revival was practiced throughout Europe, it attained its greatest importance in the United States and England. style structure. The building is undergoing and entire redevelopment including an exterior facelift, yet has remained open during construction. A central aspect to the interior renovations includes three escalators and a grand staircase (If you're looking for the similarly named structure on the RMS Titanic, see Grand Staircase of the Titanic)'' The Grand Staircase is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretch south from Bryce Canyon National Park through Zion National connecting all four floors of the store. Newly constructed skylights will also light vertical circulation elements. On the main floor, the historic vaulted ceilings and ornamental plasterwork are being restored to their original beauty along with the oak-framed, stained glass stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval glass made little use of it. panels at the rear of the building. In addition to these improvements, there are many other less visible changes underway including the installation of central air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. and new electrical, plumbing and heating ventilation systems. "The completion of this project will open up a new chapter for Lee's Art Shop and this beautiful French Gothic Revival structure," said Frankl. "This will be the newest masterpiece to grace 57th Street, one of the most famous shopper's thoroughfares in the world," he added. Lee's will occupy the first floor of the structure and part of the second. The balance of the second floor and the whole third floor will house Lee's studio. The fourth floor will be a flexible retail space for seasonal shopping, special sales and events. And the addition of a mezzanine, constructed at the rear of the second floor, will house Lee's business offices. The architects for the renovation are Meyer & Gifford Architects of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , a firm with extensive experience in both adaptive re-use of historic buildings and retail design.' |
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