The Mercury Store in Brooklyn shows off its old bones under a new skin.
Photos: Naho Kubota/CO Adaptive. Illustration: Stephanie Davidson
Design
Old and New Timber Construction Meet in a Brooklyn Warehouse
Century-old beams and trusses mingle with cross laminated timber in a former metal foundry that’s now a startup space for theater artists.
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When architects recently transformed a century-old warehouse in Brooklyn into a theatrical startup space called the Mercury Store, they also reimagined the material at the heart of the structure: heavy timber.