Ralph Lauren
888 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Size
50,000sf

We were the project architects for Ralph Lauren’s ground-up, 50,000 sf flagship store in Manhattan’s Upper East Side Historical District. The four-story limestone building is noteworthy for its use of the highest quality materials and detailing: carefully crafted limestone, wrought iron and bronze metal work, and rich woodwork and ornate plaster detailing.

Based on late nineteenth-century French Beaux-Arts buildings, the design was warmly received at public hearing by the LPC, and received a Certificate of Appropriateness by meeting criteria for appropriate contextual design.

The adjacent townhouse was incorporated and clad with refurbished stone. It features new curved wood double hung windows, and a new limestone portico and areaway at the original entrance to the building to match historic photographs.

Design Architect
Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio

Consulting engineer (M/E/P)
Rosini Engineering, P.C.

Structural Engineer
Robert Silman Associates

Lighting Design
Schwinghammer Lighting

General Contractor
McGovern

Photography
In house