Landmark Offices Restored by and for BassamFellows
Ordinarily the renovation of a one-story, 7,000-square-foot office building in the Connecticut suburbs wouldn’t be a big deal. But several aspects of this meticulous preservation make it very special. The modest-scaled building was the first non-residential project completed — at the outset of his career in 1952 — by one of the leaders of the Modern movement in America, architect Philip Johnson. It is not just a typical example of building preservation, but includes the very rare — if not unique — restoration of historically significant office interiors, including overall layout, partitions and doors, wall surfaces, and lighting fixtures. The survival and preservation of the building involved recognition by the government of Ridgefield, CT (population c. 25,000) and its efforts to assure that the building be preserved — by occupants intent on its accurate restoration. The building now houses the offices, studios, and showrooms of BassamFellows, designers and producers of …
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