Conceived by the nonprofit Welcome to Chinatown to keep the Downtown New York neighborhood thriving, Small Business Innovation Hub by

hosts business-support services, community events, and coworking in a ground-level, 2,500-square-foot former retail store on the Bowery. Befitting the endeavor’s constraints—both financial and spatial—reconfigurable elements are cheap, cheerful, and germane. Mobile display modules inspired by dim-sum carts allow the space to segue from consulting office to night market or art gallery with ease; at the end of the night, the items stow into a cherrywood built-in. (Budgeting bonus: Because the carts are not permanently affixed, they qualified for grants not usually available for construction projects.) The other main move is a silver acoustic curtain on a sinuous track that selectively reveals and conceals meeting and exhibit areas.

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