Spaced Agency Expands Historic Wo Hop Restaurant in NYC Chinatown Using Architectural Archaeology Approach
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Ellen Eberhardt
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Summary
Spaced Agency has completed an expansion of Wo Hop, a historic 1938 Chinese restaurant in New York City's Chinatown. The architectural project treats the expansion as 'architectural archaeology,' drawing inspiration from the restaurant's original basement dining room and facade. The design preserves the restaurant's heritage while creating a new street-level space that references the establishment's long history and traditional Chinese-American cuisine.
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using the building's basement dining room and facade as references
Wo Hop was opened in 1938, and has been serving dishes such as chow mein and egg foo young out of its 'no frills' basement eatery for decades
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