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BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,018 RECORD INTERIORS BEFORE TEMPORARILY shuttering its doors due to the COVID-19 crisis in March (along with all New York restaurants), the six-month-old Asset had become a welcome addition to the dining scene near Manhattan's Central Park and the American Museum of Natural History. For Asset, the team developed a more sophisticated dialog with the bones of the existing architecture - specifically, metal lath vaults above the fire-rated ceiling, which were revealed during a ground-penetrating radar scan prior to design and construction. Located within a historic district, on the ground floor of an 11-story, 120-year-old Lamb & Rich Renaissance Revival-style building, the 3,450-square-foot space has soaring ceilings, a mezzanine, and a basement level. [Extracted from the article]

An introduction is presented in which discusses various topics in this section of the issue including the architectural designs of a photography studio, law office and test kitchen.

The article discusses an effort by the DuPont company to display the possibilities offered by its product, Corian. The product is often used in kitchens and bathrooms, but can be adapted for purposes including lighting, retail displays and exterior cladding. Dupont has opened studios in Milan, Italy, New York City, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to showcase designs that use Corian as well as other DuPont products including Zodiaq, Tyvek and SentryGlas.