The Louis Armstrong Center has been expanded and spaces have been created for the ultimate exploration of Jazz legend Louis Armstrong
Caples Jefferson Architects office, extension completed Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens, New York.
With a curved facade and a green roof and covering an area of 1,300 square meters, the new wing – known as the Louis Armstrong Center – is located across the street from his original house museum Louis Armstrong from 1943 until his death in 1971.
The architectural office was commissioned to create a permanent residence with 60,000 items Louis Armstrong Archive, the world’s largest jazz musician archive, as well as a space for education, entertainment and research.
The facade, accented in black and brass, is like an undulating wall while a canopy creates a courtyard along the street and softens the connection of the architecture to the urban fabric in the Corona neighborhood of Queens.
However, the facade curve is just one mirage. “This curvature that we’re taking on brings to mind both the rough jazz and the love of lyricism that were Armstrong’s greatest achievements,” Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson of the architectural firm told Dezeen.
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With a brand name The Jazz Room, a 75-seat hall was created for performances, lectures, film screenings, community events and educational experiences. It features a deep red wall that bends to become a ceiling that meets multi-layered walls covered in mahogany.
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A staircase leads to the second floor where the archive is housed collection of recordings, manuscripts and personal items as well as a reading room for visiting researchers and offices for staff.
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