Hot or Not? Level 5 by Paula Scher

Our love for large number 5's and creative stairways come together in this installation by Pentagram partner, Paula Scher...

Does anyone know where this stairway is located?

Via: notcot.org and freshome.com

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loving everything about it!
http://www.notyourgoddess.blogspot.com/

posted by Harpa on January 8th 2009 at 11:39am
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It looks a little like the stairwell in the new museum on the Bowery. But I've only been there once, so maybe me memory is a bit fuzzy.

posted by Fingernail on January 8th 2009 at 11:44am
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Smashing, fearless sans serif plus brilliant plotting out of the portion of the landing being covered with the 5.

posted by click212 on January 8th 2009 at 11:50am
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This is awesome. I wish I could do it to our apartments stairs, but there's only three floors, might be weird.

posted by cassielynn on January 8th 2009 at 11:54am
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mmmm. not sure.

http://www.duskin-ny.blogspot.com

posted by alotlikeotherpeople on January 8th 2009 at 12:03pm
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ummm...why don't you use a number 3?

posted by Aaron on January 8th 2009 at 12:08pm
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Is this a "hot or not"? I don't see a place to vote.

Regardless: HOT. Super hot. I love Paula Scher!

posted by Anna at D16 on January 8th 2009 at 12:24pm
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HOT. Super hot. I love Paula Scher!

BTW: This is is at the Bloomberg Tower. Pentagram (where Scher is a partner) did the whole wayfinding system for the building.

posted by Anna at D16 on January 8th 2009 at 12:29pm
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It's in a stairway and it identifies the floor. Is this brilliant? Is it heinous to look at?

Exceptional example of whatever it is would be overstating it, I think. No middle choice. There doesn't seem to be any imposing reason to object to it.

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posted by K T G on January 8th 2009 at 1:24pm
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Ha! I love the "high five" gag, Aaron. nice touch. (and I gave a high five ... I love it!)

posted by ridge_van_winkle on January 8th 2009 at 2:43pm
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The entire system can be found here:
http://segd.org/awards/2006/07_bloomberg.html

posted by rickyaustin on January 8th 2009 at 3:52pm
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I love oversized graphics, High Five for sure.

posted by kvh on January 8th 2009 at 3:56pm
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this is superfly

posted by formosagirl on January 8th 2009 at 5:10pm
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lovely :-)

posted by maike on January 8th 2009 at 6:10pm
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LOVE it!
There is a door on a long ago renovated brownstone on west 95th street between CPW / Columbus that has a solid front door painted with the house number like this. Beautiful and striking.
Maybe it's Paula's home?
Been like that for 25 years since I have lived around the corner.

posted by dewi on January 8th 2009 at 7:34pm
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Fun. Sort of stupid but fun.

posted by m on January 9th 2009 at 1:45am
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