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This new 3-story, 35,000 square foot new building used for retail self-storage, is the seventh building created for this particular client. It was designed to accommodate local residents and businesses by affording them the flexibility of having a place to use for their growth. The buildings' justify prominent location at the front of the site, use of color and signage have already brought attention to the area, encouraging the development of several large nationally known retail establishments on adjacent sites. The energy and safety conscious design incorporates a sophisticated security system, interior loading berths, controlled access and motion sensitive lighting. In addition to secure storage while minimizing energy consumption, portions of an existing buildings block walls and foundations were incorporated into the design to minimize demolition, thereby reducing the adverse effects of construction on the site and the adjacent Gravesend Bay and its associated wetlands.

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Located in the high bridge section of the Bronx, this project explores new ideas for storage buildings. The concept of a big box has been used on this type of building before, but very often without the same visual richness. The overall composition consists of two main volumes of differing height and shape that intersect each other developing a dynamic composition augmented by the sloped configuration of the site. The aesthetics of the structure although less important realize a balance between form and function. This building is located within a residential district and is conceived as a blank sculpture that calls the attention of the passing traffic with a somber and serene presence in the neighborhood. Built at a cost of only fifty dollars per square foot, using a prefabricated structural system, the design was able to break the barriers of price for a building of this type.

Visit: http://www.stopandstor.com

This self-storage facility project was an addition and alteration of over 150,000 square feet within three stories, mezzanines and a cellar. The structure is a steel frame building, used by both public and retail costumers. For this project local labor, craftsmen and materials were extensively used, creating over twenty permanent jobs and dozens of temporary jobs during construction. Now that it is complete, the building by nature of its use, continues to supply employment opportunities and support for its use surrounding area. The dramatic design of this building monumentally marks a prominent site in the Bay ridge community, helping to stabilize and put into use what was once an unused track of land.