Exhibition Design

Empire State Building Observatory

The redesign and modernisation of the Empire State Building observatories in New York, USA, have added a dedicated visitor entrance with the objective of changing how over four million annual visitors experience the building, while also reducing wait times and adding fascinating impressions. A spectacular, two-story model of the building marks the start of an exciting “journey”. Galleries immerse guests in the building’s history and mystique through cinematic quality films, immersive environments, interactive screens, models, photographs and authentic artefacts. With a new observatory level on the 80th floor, the viewing area has more than doubled.

Red Dot

Credits

Client:

ESRT Observatory TRS, LLC, New York, USA
Design:

Thinc Design, New York, USA
Project Team:

Thinc Design (Experience Designer) Beneville Studios, IDEO (Design Consultants) JLL (Owner’s Representative) Squint / Opera (Media Designer) Corgan (Architect) The Lighting Practice (Lighting Consultant) Skanska (Construction Manager) Intersection (Technology Integrator) Maltbie (Exhibit Fabricator) Diversified (Hardware Integrator) Thorton Tomasetti (Structural Engineer) Syska Hennessy Group (MEP Engineer)