Article source: MQ Architecture

Magazzino Italian Art is a private initiative conceived by Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu to house their collection of postwar Italian Art. The commission consisted in a full renovation of an existing 11,000 square-foot building and an additional 14,000 square feet of new construction. The existing L-shaped structure was erected in 1964 as a distribution center for dairy products and surrounded by loading docks and canopies. The new space needed a taller clearance, since some of the collection’s pieces were large, as well as highly controlled natural light.

Image Courtesy © Javier Callejas

• Architects: MQ Architecture (Miguel Quismondo, AIA)
• Project: Magazzino Italian Art
• Location: Cold Spring, New York, USA
• Photography: Javier Calleja, Montse Zamoran
  
• Structural Engineer: Michael Carr, PE
• Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing: CES Engineers
• Lighting Consultant: M.a.p. Design Studio
• Cost Consultant: Stuart-Lynn Company, Inc.
• Civil Engineer: Badey & Watson Surveying & Engineering, P.C.
• Graphic Design: Waterhouse Cifuentes Design

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