Architect:
Tadao Ando
Completion:
2006
Description:
Tadao Ando's first New York commission is a restaurant at the east end of the Chelsea Market for Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto. Entry is underneath the High Line, through an gently arched opening partially filled with traditional Japanese noren and framed by horizontal blackened steel siding. This facade gives the restaurant a strong presence on the street.
Inside, one confronts an elegant and light-filled space set off by a wall of 17,000 illuminated plastic bottles, a row of ornamental concrete columns, and a fabric ceiling that recalls the raking of Japanese rock gardens. The two-story restaurant has a dining room upstairs, with a bar and lounge downstairs. Ando's signature concrete is present though not the overwhelming materials, played down in favor of a diverse palette that takes New York City restaurant design to the next level.
Images:
Photo by Alex di Suvero for The New York Times
Address:
88 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212.989.8883
Map/Directions/Info:
The building is located at 88 10th Avenue, between 15th and 16th Streets, in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.
Train: A,C,E,L to 8th Avenue.
Bus: Need bus info
Car: Parking is available at the Icon Garage on 9th Avenue and 15th Street.
Morimoto is open for lunch Monday-Friday and dinner seven days a week. Check web site for hours.
Nearby:
Other buildings by architect:
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Links:
New York Times restaurant review
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