Pirelli Building, New Haven

£40.00

Pirelli Building, New Haven

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A Brutalist marvel, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Pirelli Building, New Haven

Name: Pirelli Building, New Haven
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_038
Price: 40.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£40.00

Solid Cast-Concrete Miniature Model
Size: 5cm high, 7cm wide, 4.5cm deep
Scale: 1:XX (approx)

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Bring a roadside surprise home in hand-cast concrete. Whether you drive past it into New Haven or turned once to look twice, celebrate a building that bends expectation.

Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

Express processing available for UK orders

Shipping

All Spaceplay models are made to order and are usually made and posted within 30 days.

All orders are sent using a tracked postal service, and you’ll receive tracking details once your model has been posted.

UK orders usually arrive within 3 working days after posting. International orders usually arrive within 8 working days after posting, although customs and local postal services can sometimes cause delays.

If you need your order for a specific date, please let me know before ordering and I’ll do my best to help.

UK customers can also select Express Shipping at checkout to have their model made and posted within 8 days.

Returns

You can return unused and undamaged items within 30 days of delivery for a refund, excluding return postage costs.

If your model arrives damaged, faulty, or incorrect, please email me within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the issue. I’ll arrange a free replacement to be made and posted to you.

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Building Information

Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Architect: Marcel Breuer
Completed: 1970
Status: Still standing, adaptive reuse in progress

Brief Overview:
The Pirelli Building, also known as the Armstrong Rubber Building, was designed by Marcel Breuer as the US headquarters for the Armstrong Rubber Company. Its striking form, with two missing floors creating a dramatic gap, made it a defining piece of American Brutalism. Vacant for years, it has since been beautifully restored and repurposed as Hotel Marcel, preserving its iconic silhouette.

Making my concrete model

Pirelli Building, New Haven

The most famous thing about this building is what's missing. The Pirelli Building miniature concrete model captures Marcel Breuer's 1970 headquarters for the Armstrong Rubber Company in New Haven. Two floors are left out between the lower research block and the offices above, so the top seems to float. It stood empty for years beside I-95 and has now been restored as Hotel Marcel, with its silhouette intact. This concrete model of the Pirelli Building keeps that floating block and the void beneath at 7cm, a piece of concrete art for a desk or shelf. It's made for Breuer fans, New Haven and Yale people, and lovers of American Brutalism and Brutalist architecture. It makes a fine pair with the Breuer Building and Rudolph Hall models. Each miniature concrete building is hand-cast in solid concrete.