The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

Project Title: The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Project Location: New York, NY
Size: 27,000 SF
Date Started: August 2005
Date of Completion: April 2007
Architect: Selldorf Architects/Franke Gottsegen Cox Architects
Owner: Leon Levy Foundation

E.W. Howell provided Construction Management services for The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, owned by the Leon Levy Foundation. This project includes a total renovation and restoration of an existing six-story, 27,000 square foot, east side mansion, originally built in 1899. This non-profit institution serves as an international center of critical scholarship. The program spaces include lecture rooms, offices, library, grand reading room, conference rooms, exhibition galleries, and specialized air climate control for selected areas containing collection exhibits

The exterior limestone and brick facades were restored and cleaned.  Unique spaces were created by removing floor slabs and reframing for a three-story free standing library structure. The original, grand circular staircase, which begins on the first floor lobby, were extended one additional flight to the sixth floor.

*Receipient of the Best of '07 Award from New York Construction magazine - Interior Fit-Out Category.*