Rivington Place
Co-realized by INIVA and Autograph ABP, Rivington Place is a permanent headquarters for the two organizations, which serve to educate the public in the contemporary visual arts. This is a building which requires your attention. There are five floors within the building, but eight rows of windows, which diminish in height, as they rise up the elevation. Also the width of the windows change along the length of the main façade to Rivington Place. Rows of saw-tooth rooflights face south - instead of north - and most of them lack glass. Black concrete panels in a chequerboard pattern feature externally. Alternating with this are in-fills of flush or recessed glass, forming the windows, and opaque, black polyester, powder-coated panels. The narrow plot, combined with the requirements of the internal programme has meant that the main entrance, identified by a hinged, swing out panel, has had to be located halfway along Rivington Place, rather than, ideally, on Rivington Street.
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