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The '''Modulightor Building''' is a commercial building in the [[Midtown East]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]], New York City. The first four stories, designed by the architect [[Paul Rudolph (architect)|Paul Rudolph]], originally comprised a townhouse that was rebuilt between 1989 and 1993. It was one of the last buildings that Rudolph completed in Manhattan; unlike his other projects, it was not particularly well known, receiving little media coverage until the 2000s. The fifth and sixth stories were constructed from 2007 to 2016 in a project led by Rudolph's associate Mark Squeo. The building was designated as a landmark by the [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] in 2023, and the interior of the duplex was similarly designated in 2025.
The building was constructed for Modulightor, a company that Rudolph co-founded to sell light fixtures. It has seen commercial and residential uses, and later housed a gallery on its top floors. The main [[Elevation (architecture)|elevation]] of the facade is to the north, while the rear elevation faces south; both are composed of overlapping, interlocking rectangles made of white I-beams. There is a rooftop deck with gray tiles, in addition to protruding balconies in the rear. The building holds Modulightor's fabrication center in the basement and on the first floor, while the remaining spaces house the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture and two duplexes.
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