Type: Cultural / Academic
Application: Counter & Table Tops
Material Featured: Black Diamond
Architecture: Samuel Anderson Architects

MoMA requested a premier facility for its art-conservation department to be constructed concurrently with its 2004 Expansion.

The program included specific requirements for each discipline: paintings, sculpture, photography, and works on paper, and conservation science, along with a departmental library and conference room.

The fundamental goals included spaces suitable for versatile examinations and treatments, ample natural light, and a scheme fostering intra-departmental interaction and collaboration. 

Samuel Anderson Architects specified Richlite for various tables and countertops throughout the MoMA's art conservation labs. Richlite is a perfect work surface because of its durability. This project was designed by Samuel Anderson Architects, and the millwork was done by Patersen Geller Spurge.

Photograph by Paul Warchol