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Project: Yohji Yamamoto New York Gansevoort street store, New York / USA
A 1950s single-storey brick building in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan now houses the new flagship store for Yohji Yamamoto. The building has been sliced through to create new vistas and spatial relationships, generating a very special atmosphere. The original contours of the building have been retained in the form of inlays set into the floor. Recycled brickwork combined with frameless windows and the use of a pale screed floor give the interiors a very clean and minimalist feel.

The jury's verdict: "Here the architects have used an extremely intelligent intervention to reinterpret the context in a totally new way."

Website: www.jnyi.jp

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