OMA converts derelict Detroit bakery into Lantern arts centre
OMA has converted an early-1900s bakery into the Lantern arts centre punctuated by 1,000 windows as part of the Little Village development in Detroit.
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OMA has converted an early-1900s bakery into the Lantern arts centre punctuated by 1,000 windows as part of the Little Village development in Detroit.
The team is turning an old bakery and warehouse into artist studios, galleries, offices for a local arts nonprofits, and retail space.
OMA /Jason Long revealed an adaptive reuse project in Detroit, transforming a former bakery and warehouse into mixed-use art, education and community space.
The existing south facing elevation is to be drilled with 1,500 holes and filled with cylindrical glass blocks to create a lantern effect.
The first phase of the POST Houston redevelopment project is nearing completion, and the finished areas are now open to the public.