OMA has revealed plans to transform a former commercial bakery and warehouse in Detroit into a mixed-use art and education space called Lantern.
Built-in the 1900s, the complex will include artist studios, an art gallery and creative retail. OMA will work with Anthony and JJ Curis, Co-Founders of Library Street Collective (LSC), a commercial gallery in Downtown Detroit.
The 22,300sq ft complex will serve as headquarters for local arts non-profits Signal-Return and PASC (Progressive Arts Studio Collective). The facility will also include around 5,300sq ft of affordable artist studios, an art gallery, and nearly 4,000sq ft of creative retail.
“The core of our mission in East Village is focused on creating an inclusive community centred around the arts,” said Anthony Curis. “Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) and Signal-Return are two highly impactful non-profits providing vital support and inspiration to the local arts community.”
OMA will transform an area of the building that is missing its roof and an end wall into a courtyard, which will be a public, accessible space. Galleries will line the courtyard.
