VIP Car Wash in Staten Island, New York by Studio 16 Architecture PLLC

Article source: Studio 16 Architecture PLLC

The VIP Car Wash is located at 452 South Avenue at the corner of Forest Avenue and South Avenue, Staten Island, NY. The state of the art facility utilizes the latest in car wash technology and also contains a lube center. The architects utilized color and transparency to create a building that celebrates cars. Flooded with natural light, the building turns the humdrum task of getting your car cleaned and the oil changed in to an experience of color, light and motion.

Exterior View

• Architect: Studio 16 Architecture PLLC
• Name of Project: VIP Car Wash
• Location: Staten Island, New York

Orange and blue glazed concrete block is used throughout with extensive glazing and use of metal. Custom fabricated aluminum canopies grace the exterior, and a custom fabricated perforated aluminum wavy ceiling diffuses the light from the skylight over the wash tunnel. The architects designed the counters and all of the retail display fixtures, which all relate to the exterior canopies.

Exterior View

Exterior View

Exterior View

Interior View

Interior View

Interior View

Tags: New York, Staten Island

Category: Service Station

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