Institutional Commercial Planning Residential
UNITE Local 62-32
New York City 1999
CLA has completed many projects with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and its successor union, UNITE. Local 62-32, like other union locals, is part service center for members, part union hall for member and staff gatherings, and part administrative office. It is also the repository of a local’s history and memory.
62-32 is a dynamic local and thus the design is forward looking but it contains the basics of the members’ desk where benefits, dues and member services are handled, the meeting room and offices. The goal was an efficient facility that also encourages the members sense of belonging.