New York Library Of Performing Arts
New York, New York

DESIGNER: Polshek Partnership

This state-of-the-art library project provided DatesWeiser with the opportunity to use their strengths in building custom furniture bringing wood, steel and glass together. This highly collaborative project resulted in an innovative approach to data and power integration, and the flexibility in moving from privacy to group work environments.

DatesWeiser built over 100 reading carrels with stainless steel accents, beech veneer and privacy screens of custom glass panels. These screens were uniquely designed to be moveable. Each panel can be moved or removed – to create a reading table from a carrel. This allows flexibility for the users at any time. The carrels are gangable and reconfigurable. Electrical integration of the carrels was provided through the metal support infrastructure and concealed wire trough. The clean, simple, and well-designed support structure created a lean profile for an area that required high density of work areas.

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