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RECORD contributing editor William Weathersby, Jr., is a writer based in Westport, Conn.
Photograph: The refurbished facade features enlarged first-floor windows (left). A walnut-clad entry bridge spans a double-height atrium and frames a view of the lower-level restaurant (below and opposite).
PAUL WARCHOL
Project: Nicole Farhi, New York City
Architect: Gabellini Associates--Michael Gabellini, AIA, Kimberly Sheppard, principal designers; Daniel Garbowitt, managing principal; Carmen Carrasco, AIA, project manager; Vincent Laino, AIA, project architect; Sarah Cremin, Ben Fuqua, Cathy Jones, Mark Kolodziejcak, Yi-Pei Lin, Nehad Mamon, Lisa Monteleone, Filipe Pereira, Jongku Yee, project team
Engineers: Altieri Sebor Wieber (mechanical); Severud Associates (structural)
Consultants: Ross Muir (lighting); Higgins & Quasebarth (landmarks)
Size: 20,000 square feet
Completion date: Fall 1999
Sources
Masonry: Remco, Academic Stone
Doors, windows: Coordinated Metals
Glazing: National Glass
Cabinetry: Mead & Josipovich
Custom furnishings: George Nakashima
Flooring: Fordham, I.J Peiser's Sons
Lighting: Lightlab Corporation, LTBN, Kurt Versen, Lutron
Display fixtures: Opus Magnum
Program
Clothing designed by Nicole Farhi combines refined materials and precise tailoring in a style that could be called luxurious minimalism. When establishing a retail store in New York City, the London-based designer wanted to follow...