2024-12-04T03:51:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150273267/the-new-peter-marino-art-foundation-opens-in-a-restored-hamptons-library Josh Niland 2021-07-13T15:01:00-04:00 >2021-07-13T19:03:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/278762ea5f67ba3104de95f3789f061f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The new Peter Marino Art Foundation opened on Long Island&rsquo;s East End last month, revealing to the public for the first time the famed collection of the prodigious architect known worldwide for his retail spaces and Leather Daddy aesthetic.</p> <p>The Foundation is housed in the former Rogers Memorial Library <a href="https://www.27east.com/arts/peter-marino-announces-purchase-of-former-rogers-memorial-library-building-and-intent-to-open-museum-there-1330469/" target="_blank">purchased in 2018</a> from the town of Southampton. The library was the former home of the Parrish Art Museum and was being rented by decor retailer One Kings Lane before the sale.</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/20628155/peter-marino-architect" target="_blank">Marino</a> was able to overhaul the 126-year-old structure originally designed by R.H. Robertson, carefully restoring the 8,000-square-foot space that retained some of its original elements such as its Gothic towers and porcelain-tiled first-floor mantel. The project also added new features that complement the original interior, including a parquet floor and bluestone outdoor walkway. A new garden inspired by Warren H. Manning has also been installed, transforming the original arboretum into a replica of the one on ...</p>