Museum of Sex project, New York, New York (Scale model, 1/8"=1')
SHoP Architects PC
American, est. 1996
Kimberly J. Holden
American, born 1966
Gregg A. Pasquarelli
American, born 1965
Christopher R. Sharples
American, born 1963
William Sharples
American, born 1963
Coren Sharples
American, born 1965
1998
A scale model of a proposed Museum of Sex in New York, crafted in resin, Plexiglass, wood, and acrylic to show a flowing, translucent facade intended to entice and animate the street.
At first glance a soft, amber, undulating skin made of stacked rectangular panels glows like a curtain, and the tiny model figures at the base make the facade’s theatrical scale and street-level engagement immediately legible.
The project exemplifies a late‑20th‑century shift toward expressive architectural “skins” and the use of new materials and light to turn buildings into immersive, public-facing spectacles, a direction that helped define SHoP’s material experimentation in urban design.
Medium
Resin, Plexiglass, wood, and acrylic
Dimensions
25 x 29 x 17 3/4" (63.5 x 73.7 x 45.1 cm)
6 7/8" (17.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architects and David Childs Purchase Fund
Accession
1393.2001
Palette
Art Terms
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