Frieze Art Fair NYC
ARCHITECTS
So – IL
YEAR
2012
LOCATION
New York, NY, United States
TYPE
Cultural
Randall’s Island, situated in between Manhattan, Bronx and Queens is one of the few pieces of open land in New York City large enough to accommodate the 225,000sf, 1500ft long structure.
Pie-shaped tent section wedges are inserted between six tent sections to relax and open up the standardized system, and offer amenities at each section as a moment of recess.
The winding form animates it on the unusual waterfront site, as well as establishing the temporary structure as an icon along the water.
Rather than exposing the end gable section at each end of the tent, we extended the tent roof fabric in stripes, dissolving the tent into the ground. The playful entrances introduce visitors to the experience within.