Apple Store, West 14th Street (New York, NY) : Detail, spiral glass staircase, looking up

Creator:
Bohlin, Cywinski, Jackson Firm, founded 1965
Published/Created:
New York, New York, United States
401 W 14th Street, and 9th Avenue; Meatpacking District, one block south of Chelsea Market
ca. 1910-1930 ; store 2007 (alteration)
Date Depicted:
5/5/2011
Materials:
brick; steel; glass
Notes:
The first Apple store to recreate their famous glass spiral staircase 3 stories high. The first glass staircase received a design patent in 2002 and the complex glass and hardware system received a separate technical patent. Apple worked with architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and engineer Eckersley O'Callaghan Structural Design in designing the staircase. This store is a rehab of an existing Art Deco brick building; the design contrasts the early 20th century building shell with a light-filled, modernist interior. The building has a prominent corner location, and its brick facades and steel industrial windows relate to similar neighborhood structures. The exterior's historic brickwork has been extended into the interior.
Topics:
Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Art Deco
Twenty-first century
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
1A2-US-NYC-AST-A12
Coordinates:
+40.741247-74.005492
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
commercial buildings: stores (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
buildings; commercial buildings; mercantile buildings; stores architecture; business, commerce and trade; contemporary (1960 to present); Restoration and conservation; architectural reuse
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Addition Module Seven
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/5/2011 12:00:00 AM
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4349
OID:
10473380
PID:
digcoll:1861555