Domino Sugar Refinery

Profiled Glass Brings New Life to the Domino Sugar Refinery Building

The transformation of The Refinery at Domino, a historic industrial landmark on the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, seamlessly blends the past with the present. At the heart of this project are walls made of profiled glass that create a striking design element and emphasise the building's aesthetic by combining its historical roots with its modern revival.

Built more than 160 years ago, The Refinery at Domino is a long-standing symbol of Brooklyn's industrial past. As part of the visionary redevelopment by Two Trees, architects Dominic Kozerski and Enrico Bonetti and their team at Bonetti Kozerski Architecture in New York City worked to preserve the building's original brick façade while introducing sleek, modern steel and glass interiors. The result is a stunning interplay of old and new, contrasting the building's industrial heritage with its modern interior core, adapted for a new era of use.

At the centre of the interior lobby design is profiled glass – a structural glass solution that combines beauty and strength. Beyond the glass, the project also honours the building's industrial past by repurposing the original bricks. Carefully selected from the building's demolition materials, the reclaimed bricks have been incorporated into the back wall of the lobby, arranged in a pattern that captures the light in a unique and intriguing way