Bvlgari Façade Conservation—Private

The Bvlgari retail store in New York City is located on the ground floor of the historic Crown Building at the corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue. Originally constructed in 1921 as the Heckscher Building and designed by Warren and Wetmore, the building was later renamed the Crown Building in 1983, reflecting its distinctive illuminated crown.

Bvlgari established its New York flagship at this location after relocating from its original Manhattan store in the late 1980s. The space was fully renovated between 2016 and 2017 by architect Peter Marino, whose design draws on elements from Bvlgari’s historic Via Condotti flagship in Rome.

EverGreene was contracted by Bvlgari Corporation of America (Bvlgari) to perform conservation treatments on metal trellis and central lantern located on the exterior façade of their New York City flagship store in the Crown Building. EverGreene performed cleaning and conservation testing on the trellis in 2021 to determine the gentlest and most effective means of treatment. Treatment recommendations were provided to the client, and included stripping of the previous coating using laser cleaning methods, polishing, and recoating the metal with a protective urethane-based coating. EverGreene performed treatment on the lantern and lower sections of the façade in 2022.