Archinect - News2024-11-21T13:49:18-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150428222/oma-s-lantern-renovation-opens-at-the-little-village-in-detroit
OMA's LANTERN renovation opens at the Little Village in Detroit Josh Niland2024-05-20T13:22:00-04:00>2024-05-20T15:23:48-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/51/515fc8ae19e7839b9a71e1fa6d2f2fba.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Work on the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma-the-office-for-metropolitan-architecture" target="_blank">OMA</a>-led new LANTERN project has been completed in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12263/detroit" target="_blank">Detroit</a>’s Little Village neighborhood.</p>
<p>The block-sized 22,300-square-foot complex serves as a new home for two local arts non-profits. Signal-Return, designed by Detroit-based <a href="https://archinect.com/m1dtw" target="_blank">M1DTW</a>, and PASC (Progressive Arts Studio Collective) will occupy LANTERN's roughly 5,300-square-foot artist studios, art gallery, and 4,000-square-foot "creative retail" in the site's former North Building. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2ac58b42b84c9fae013df75866590fb2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2a/2ac58b42b84c9fae013df75866590fb2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by John D’Angelo</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/94e2aaa4db8ed3b8a0c315d1b69cb4de.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/94e2aaa4db8ed3b8a0c315d1b69cb4de.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Jason Keen</figcaption></figure><p>Led by Partner <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1281820/jason-long" target="_blank">Jason Long</a>, the design is centered around a 2,000-square-foot open outdoor community space lined by galleries. The project's brief called for repurposing a former commercial bakery and warehouse that had fallen into complete disrepair. Now, looking to create a Dia:Beacon or Bergamont Station-like cultural gateway to the East Side neighborhood, OMA's team reinvigorated the structure with spaces for art production, exhibition, and community interface. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a1d1db5bc2ff504005b5a121cb2d777.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a1d1db5bc2ff504005b5a121cb2d777.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Jason Keen</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d5e1bc26be2903587a6a56bbcc2a52b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d5e1bc26be2903587a6a56bbcc2a52b1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Jason Keen</figcaption></figure><p>A ...</p>