EDG Architecture + Engineering and Nate Berkus were among the team that restored a historic building for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York City.
The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC) occupies 2,100 square feet (195 square metres) in part of the historic Stonewall Inn, a location noteworthy for protests and riots in support of gay rights in the United States in the late 1960s.
EDG Architecture + Engineering and Nate Berkus are among the designers who contributed the recently opened Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center
New York studio EDG Architecture + Engineering led the visitor centre's architectural design and renovation, while designers Chicago designer Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent contributed to the interiors. New York studio Local Projects led the design of its exhibits. Located at 51 Christopher Street, the visitor centre takes up one-half of the original Stonewall Inn bar, which was opened in 1967 and spanned 51 and 53 Christopher Street.
Illuminated shelving sits behind a welcome desk
Featuring curved arches on both facades, the original structure housed horse stables that date back to the 1840s.
EDG Architecture + Engineering said "great care" was taken in renovating the building, which included restoration to its facade and highlighting the passageway that once linked the two spaces as part of the exhibit.
The visitor centre is located in one-half of the former Stonewall Inn bar
"Great care was taken...