Archinect - News 2024-11-23T22:02:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150309043/oma-and-library-street-collective-unveil-new-mixed-use-arts-space-in-detroit OMA and Library Street Collective unveil new mixed-use arts space in Detroit Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-05-05T14:27:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b887836b74747db490a21c980121452.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12263/detroit" target="_blank">Detroit</a>-based contemporary art exhibition space Library Street Collective has announced a partnership with <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma-the-office-for-metropolitan-architecture" target="_blank">OMA</a> to transform a former 1900s-era commercial bakery and warehouse into a mixed-use arts education and public space.&nbsp;</p> <p>Led by OMA Partner&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1281820/jason-long" target="_blank">Jason Long</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10647/adaptive-reuse" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>&nbsp;project will see the conversion of the 22,300-square-foot complex at 9301 Kercheval into a headquarters for two local arts nonprofits, Signal-Return and Progressive Arts Studio Collective (PASC). Nicknamed &ldquo;LANTERN,&rdquo; it will also feature roughly 5,300 square feet of affordable artist studios, an art gallery, and nearly 4,000 feet of creative retail. This will be centered around a 2,000-square-foot outdoor courtyard that will serve as an accessible community space and activity condenser.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9b0c13bb36517eb4d05eb8523df5c27c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9b0c13bb36517eb4d05eb8523df5c27c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The original vacant bakery and warehouse. Photo: Jason Keen, Courtesy LSC</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c97141007935e8540bffd69a3fbdf582.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c97141007935e8540bffd69a3fbdf582.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The proposed revamp. Image Copyright OMA and Luxigon</figcaption></figure><p>PASC and Signal-Return will occupy approximately 8,500 square feet of combined space on the building&rsquo;s ...</p>