elevator

A simple analogy is people packed into a crowded elevator: the moment the door opens, they hurry to escape.

“Don’t be surprised if the leg on the table gets snapped off or scratched or if the couch doesn’t fit in the elevator,” he said.

That happened even with rugs in the elevators telling you the day of the week—yes, they actually do that.

They’d also operate the elevators, ferrying people up and down the six floors.

Herzog said they wanted to pay their respects to Breuer’s hard-edge design while also finding subtle ways to make the space more useful for Sotheby’s—like that huge freight elevator—and inviting to the public.