CPW Kingston | Phase 2

CPW Kingston | Phase 2

Kingston, New York
In Design
Type: Adaptive Reuse, Cultural
Role: Architect

Photo Credit: Eduard Hueber / archphoto.com

Founded in 1977 as the Center for Photography at Woodstock, CPW is a community-based not-for-profit arts organization that encourages emerging artists, experimental ideas, and relevant debates about photography and visual culture.

In Kingston’s Midtown Arts District, CPW is working with Lopergolo + Bartling Architects to transform a historic 40,000 square foot former cigar factory into its new headquarters and cultural hub for the region.

In advance of the full renovation of all four floors set to open in 2027, the first phase of the project reimagines the first two floors of the circa 1907 factory building, creating 6,000 square feet of gallery space on the ground floor which will host exhibitions, community events, and other educational programs. [read more here]

Lopergolo + Bartling’s vision for the second phase will relocate the main entrance to the ‘knuckle’ of this L-Shaped building. This will allow for a generous forecourt for community gathering and a fully integrated accessible entrance supported by Future Green Studio’s landscape design.

This second phase will also see the expansion of CPW’s programming through the addition of a screening room, darkroom, art storage, as well as the expansion of exhibitions to the fourth floor where existing north facing skylights will be re-opened, allowing diffuse natural light to bathe the interior. Atop all of this, a landscaped roof terrace will afford views to the city and surrounding Catskill Mountains. Working closely with M/E Engineering and Steven Winter Associates, Lopergolo + Bartling will continue to make significant strides towards CPW's sustainability goals through improvements to the existing factory building and layering in modern, all-electric systems.