Filed under: Architecture, The Modern List, The Modern List Manhattan, Urban Architecture
The work of Avro|KO is street-front unassuming, most of their projects in Manhattan are so well integrated with the grit of the city that the untrained eye could walk right past and not even notice the hot modernism going on inside. And intentionally so, any of us involved in design know that situating the new within a rich, preexisting context takes a tremendous amount of discipline and work. It isn’t until you catch a glimpse of the dimly lit antiquity inside that your curiosity is stirred. It may be a librarian’s card catalog assimilated within a sophisticated lounge, a glossy porcelain cow bust mounted to the wall, or a weathered brick backdrop displayed as if recently recovered from an archaeological dig. Despite the masterful salvage and reuse of objects from different cultural times, the work of Avro|KO is design-forward. The careful adjacencies of modernism and archeology cause an architectural experience that is indulgent and yet perfectly sensible. You can find the restaurants of Avro|KO on TheModernList Manhattan.
European Union 235 E 4th Str 212.254.2900
Public 210 Elizabeth Str 212.343.7011
The Monday Room 210 Elizabeth Str 212.343.7011
Quality Meats 57 W 58th Str 212.371.7777
Sapa 43 W 24th Str 212.929.1800
Stanton Social 99 Stanton Str 212.995.0099
oh, and the food and drink at these establishments is equally pleasing, but there are different blogs for that…
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[...] interior concept gets at that modern + antiquity feel that we’ve been noticing in Manhattan. The Zettel’z paper chandeliers fill up the volume nicely and while there is a lot going on in [...]
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