Project Manager/Designer: Stephen Conte
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Project Manager/Designer: David Blaustein, Naoyuki Shiiya
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The residential and commercial uses are separated, both physically and conceptually, and entrances to each are stressed through the use of massive awnings and planting features. 43 apartments are contained in 11 stories, totaling in just under 40,000 square feet. In recognizing the projected buyer for this type of development, the building is largely designed to accommodate the busy urban working professional population that is likely to populate it. This is done by providing apartments with modern, unique features, such as ten to fifteen foot high ceilings, as well as a building with amenities that pamper individuals who work hard and value their free time as well. Some amenities specific to such tenants include a “Fresh Direct™” cold storage room at the first floor, a gym at the penthouse floor that is enclosed completely with glass and boasts full views of the Manhattan Skyline, a loading and unloading zone in front of the building, modern increased internet, satellite and cable ready electrical wiring, and a large variety of outdoor recreation spaces. For weekend and evening recreation, the building provides many possibilities in the form of an open court along the quiet side at street level, covered terraces with green planted shading trellises overhead at the lower roof, and sun decks and barbeque decks on the top roof. The façade combines high tech applications of metal paneling and glass curtain walls with the softness of hanging gardens, which we see as an urban compromise for vertical living.
Project Manager/Designer: Naoyuki Shiiya
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The buildings mass is derived from the site conditions, which presented a unique L-shaped lot fronting on two streets. Rather than step the building back as it ascends, a slender tower was placed in the rear of the property, affording it high visibility in the cityscape. A three-story base along the Bowery compliments the existing low-scale pedestrian streetscape. Along with its small footprint and fifteen foot high ceilings, the tower emerges as a slender and slick monolith, with a rare Manhattan feature of one apartment per floor. The building's facades evoke an industrial yet uniquely modern look by architecturally articulating the steel cross-bracing. Aluminum, stucco panels, and large expanses of glazing complete the exterior look, intermittently exposing and concealing the structural steel skeleton in an elegant gown. This one-of-a-kind tower has made its mark on the increasingly "hot" Bowery district.
Project Manager/Designer: Robert M. Scarano jr.
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The architect compares the building to a woman wearing an elegant black dress. By day, commanding and bold, it is a fortress, protecting a fragile being. It is then stripped to its essentials at night, revealing its true insides. With city and street life engaged from afar in every part of the building, interiors and exteriors alike defy the notion of escaping the city at home. The building explores innovative uses for standard materials. For example, the exterior finish is stucco, which often assumes a cheap look. However, the black finish gives it a slick edge. An insulated glass partition and door afford the master bedroom at the top floor views of both sides. It is this inventive thinking that gives the 8,000 square foot building its $5 million look on a $1.4 million budget.
Project Manager/Designer: Roberto de los Rios
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Project Manager/Designer: Eugene Drubestskoy
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The Casa is the product of a tireless search for the optimal plans and sections. The result is the work of unusual equilibrium, where both maximum efficiency of layouts and spatial richness were achieved. With a construction cost of $6 million, or $200 per square foot, each of the 24 apartments in the 28,000 square foot building is provided with 16 foot high ceilings that create a feeling of vastness, with plenty of natural light and air. The location of the project at the juncture of Conselyea and Leonard streets defined the treatment of the corner, avoiding out-of-scale and out-of-context solutions. The design concept is an elaboration of modern elements such as curtain walls and dormers, "plugged" into traditional, vertically shaped brick walls and a well grounded gray-stone base.
Project Manager/Designer: Stephen Conte
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THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY, ON A PRIME REAL ESTATE BLOCK IN WILLIAMSBURG, BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE TRENDY RESTURAUNTS AND BARS, CALLED FOR A VERY UNIQUE DESIGN. THE BUILDING HAS 2 VERY VISIBLE LOT LINE WALLS. TRADITIONALLY, LOT LINE WALLS ARE VERY MUNDANE, AND BLANK. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE VISIBILITY OF THIS PORJECT, THE BUILDING ELEMENTS PROJECT AND CREATE INNOVATIVE INTERIOR SPACES AND BALCONIES, WHICH WRAP ENTIRLEY AROUND ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE BUILDING AND ARE REFLECTED ON THE EXTERIOR. WARM STONE AND WOOD PANEL CLADDING ARE CONTRASTED WITH MODERN WHITE STUCCO VOLUMES. INTERIOR LAYOUTS ALLOW FOR EXPANSIVE ONE AND TWO BEDROOM CONDOMINIUM UNITS WITH ELEVEN FOOT CEILINGS AND TOP OF THE LINE AMMENITIES. THE FIFTH FLOOR DUPLEX UNITS OFFER DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING ROOMS, WITH TWO BEROOMS ON THE UPPER DUPLEX LEVEL, AND INTERIOR STAIRS LEADING TO PRIVATE ROOF TERRACES.
Project Manager/Designer: Robert M. Scarano jr.
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The interior design for this new 18 unit development includes kitchens, bathrooms, master bathrooms, public corridors and the entrance lobby. It comes from existing site images that create a fantasy out of an urban condition. For the apartment interiors, white washed bamboo floors are proposed, to compliment the clean line European white lacquer cabinetry, back-painted glass vanities, white painted brick walls and high ceilings.
