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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]] and completed in 1993, originally comprised a 19th-century townhouse. The structure was one of the last designed by Rudolph in Manhattan before he died in 1997; unlike his other projects, the Modulightor Building was not particularly well known-publicized, receiving little media coverage until the 2000s. The fifth and sixth stories, completed in 2016, were designed by Mark Squeo, an associate of Rudolph's. The building's facade, and the interior of the third- and fourth-story duplex (formerly occupied by Rudolph's partner Ernst Wagner), are [[New York City designated landmark]]s.

The building was constructed for Modulightor, a company that Rudolph co-founded to sell light fixtures. The main [[Elevation (architecture)|elevation]] of the facade is to the north, while the rear elevation faces south; both elevations 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 store in the basement and on the first floor, while the remaining spaces house the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The third story of the Wagner duplex includes a kitchen and two living rooms, while the fourth story has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The duplex's interconnected rooms are decorated in a white color palette, with design details such as floating house plants, suspended staircases, banisters, and bookshelves.