Mercury Lounge

Lower East Side, NYC

Located in an East Village 5-story building that originally housed servants of the Vanderbilt estate, the Mercury Lounge is one of NYC's premier small music venues. Conceived around a music room of near perfect acoustics, CCArchitects worked within a tight budget to create relaxed, hand crafted atmosphere. 12X12 timers found on site were reincarnated as a dense colonnade at the Houston Street façade. Light fixtures were crafted from rib lathe, while the bar was transposed from a turn-of-the-century Brooklyn Tavern.

This work was a collaboration between Michael Costantin and Brian Swier.

A storefront with a closed metal security gate, graffiti tags, and a sign for a store called Monuments and a business with the number 217 on top. A small awning extends over the sidewalk, and garbage bags are on the street.

Storefront “Before”

Interior of a room with three bright windows, red chairs around a round table, and an exposed brick wall on the right.

Front Lounge (Inside Heavy Timber Storefront)

Nighttime photo of a crowd of people waiting outside a building with a sign that says 'The Rock & Roll Lounge,' illuminated by exterior lights.

A Busy Night

Storefront “After” (with Repurposed Heavy Timber)

A crowded bar with people sitting at the counter and standing, warm lighting, bottles on the bar, and a bartender serving drinks.

Bar / Lounge

Plan

Close-up of a ceiling light fixture designed to look like a leaf, mounted on a red wall.

Detail of Hand-made Sconce

Crowd watching a live band performance on stage at a small indoor concert venue with colorful stage lighting.

Music Room

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People standing outside the Mercury Lounge, a music venue, on a city street.