Long Lines Building, New York

£40.00

Long Lines Building, New York

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A Brutalist enigma, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Long Lines Building, New York

Name: Long Lines Building, New York
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_047
Price: 40.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£40.00

Solid Cast-Concrete Miniature Model
Size: 9cm high, 4.5cm wide, 3cm deep
Scale: 1:XX (approx)

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Hold New York's quiet mystery in your hands. Whether you've walked past it in Tribeca or lost an evening reading about it, honour the city's most secretive tower.

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: 33 Thomas Street, New York City, USA
Architect: John Carl Warnecke & Associates
Completed: 1974
Status: Still in use, AT&T telecommunications hub

Brief Overview:
The Long Lines Building was designed as a hardened telephone exchange for AT&T, built with windowless concrete walls up to 2 feet thick and an infrastructure intended to withstand catastrophic events. Its stark presence in Lower Manhattan has inspired both admiration and speculation, earning it a reputation as one of the most mysterious and resilient Brutalist towers in the world.

Making my concrete model

Long Lines Building, New York

If you've stood at the foot of 33 Thomas Street and wondered what goes on inside, the Long Lines Building miniature concrete model is for you. John Carl Warnecke & Associates designed the windowless telephone exchange for AT&T in 1974, with walls built to withstand catastrophic events. Its blank, monolithic presence has inspired admiration, conspiracy theories and more than a few thriller plots. This concrete model of the Long Lines Building keeps that sheer façade and its projecting vents at 9cm, a mysterious concrete sculpture for a desk or shelf. It's made for New Yorkers, engineers, fans of American Brutalism and anyone who loves Brutalist architecture with secrets, and it's a gift that starts conversations. Each one is hand-cast in solid concrete.