the People

Owner:
Alessi US Shops

Architect:
Asymptote Architecture
160 Varick Street, Floor 10
New York, NY  10013
T: +1 212-343-7333
F: +1 212-343-7099
www.asymptote-architecture.com/

Principal Architects:
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture

Project Architects:
Jill Leckner, Stella Lee, David Lessard

Design Team:
Carsten Laursen, Karen Lee, Jong Kouk Kim, Erick Carcamo, Asako Hiraoka-Sperry

Assistants:
Jenny Chow, Ruben Useche, Salvador Lopez, Natalia Ibañez Lario, Carlo Kessler, Marcia Akermann 

Engineers:
Robert Silman Associates
Nat Oppenheimer, Partner

MEP Engineer: Kam Chiu Associates

Consultant(s):
Lighting:
Tillotson Design Associates
Partner : Suzan Tillotson

General contractor:
Fountainhead Construction

Photographers:
Elizabeth Felicella
(917)375-2414

the Products

Exterior Cladding:
Interior finishes:
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: NJS Woodwork

Special surfacing: Barrisol

Raised flooring: Catalyzed Urethane + Epoxy

Lighting :
Interior ambient lighting: Bartco

Downlights: Con-Tech

Task lighting: Alko

Controls: Lutron

Add any additional building components or special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project::
Asymptote designed the store’s modular shelving system in collaboration with Visplay (a subsidiary of Vitra) as well as the wall graphics, packaging design and internal and graphic design elements.