Children’s Museum of Manhattan

Currently underway, the new home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan is a massive transformation of a century-old church overlooking Central Park into an interactive, seven-story learning lab for the children and families of New York City. The adaptive reuse project will restore and revitalize the building, honoring its historic form while adding contemporary elements to improve functionality, circulation, and accessibility. The team completed the demolition of the interior to make way for new floors and programmatic space for the museum. The technical structural work will delicately thread seven floors within the cavernous building while preserving the overall structure and key spatial features. The church’s overall massing and distinctive steeple will be preserved, including a careful restoration of the exterior signature white granite façade. When completed in 2028, the museum will not only double its physical capacity but also enable it to expand its age range to birth to 10 years old.