{"id":3156,"date":"2019-12-10T20:07:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.listonegiordano.com\/penthouse-museum-tower\/"},"modified":"2020-08-25T12:14:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:14:53","slug":"penthouse-museum-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listonegiordano.com\/one\/en\/architecture\/penthouse-museum-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"What is like to live at the MoMa?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Asdrubal Franco, Andres Azpurua (Domoarchitecture+Onsite)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Conceived as an investment to fund MoMA\u2019s expenses, six of the tower\u2019s 52 floors are used by the museum. The building contains a total of 240 apartments. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"MoMa\"
Photo Stefano Pasqualetti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 1929, some of America\u2019s leading, progressive patrons of the arts – Lillie P. Bliss, Cornelius J. Sullivan and John D. Rockefeller Jr. – decided to create an institution to host \u201cthe world\u2019s greatest museum of modern art\u201d. Ten years later, the New York Museum of Modern Art, MoMA<\/a><\/strong> first opened its doors in Midtown Manhattan. Since then, it has become one of the world\u2019s richest and most complete collections of modern art. In the \u201850s and \u201860s, the Museum needed more space to house its ever-expanding collection. A master of the International Style, Philip Johnson<\/strong>, was commissioned to design the project, which endowed the museum with its famous Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden for sculptures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"MoMa\"
Photo Stefano Pasqualetti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 1984, to mark the institution\u2019s 50th birthday, further extension work was carried out, doubling the exhibition space and building an auditorium<\/strong>, two restaurants, a bookshop and the Museum Tower<\/strong>. Conceived as an investment to fund the museum\u2019s expenses, the tower that Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects designed is 52 floors high, six of which are dedicated to the museum. The building offers a total of 240 apartments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"MoMa\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

With a reinforced concrete structure and a\ncurtain wall featuring multi-colored glazing\nand a spandrel strip in eleven different shades,\nthe residences offer matchless views over the\ncity through full-height windows, some of\nwhich are corner views.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The views out over the city are enhanced by the neutrality of the interior, which, like photographs, are framed by full-height glass panels. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the apartments may be limited in\nsize, they may be knocked through to form\nlarger, more commodious living spaces.\nCharacterized by elegance and comfort, they\nare particularly luxurious places to live.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n