Article Mashup
The architects didn’t alter the building’s
exterior, but radically changed the interior by introducing a courtyard “garden
room” that brings light into the middle of the floor plate and a green
landscape into the center of the office. A 15-acre site on the Hudson River,
ARO succeeded in creating a storm-resistant structure (it survived Hurricane
Sandy) that is also light on the landscape. More than 2,000 marble sculptures were restored,
and unsympathetic alterations made over the years to bronze windows, grilles,
and doors were undone. The result is a radical reinterpretation of what
many considered a throw-away building. Sixty-five solar panels on the
corrugated steel roof help offset electrical use from a nearby education
center. Secure storage for up to 64 kayaks or canoes, a changing room, and a
secondary storage area are enclosed by aluminum-bar grating panels. There is a high level of professionalism from
everyone that worked on this project; everyone was a strong player, from the
craftsmen to the design team. This project shows the potential for the reuse of
the growing catalog of mid- and late-20th-century low-rise buildings throughout
the country, and demonstrates how an interior transformation can be a more
sustainable approach than demolition and new construction. With its simple wooden deck, the
structure reads as elegant, and doesn’t interrupt the scenic views of the river
and Highlands. The
most successful aspect of the project is the one that is most obvious to the eye:
This brilliant Beaux-Arts masterpiece by Carrere and Hastings looks as gorgeous
now as it did when it was completed in 1911. It’s a more joyful, open, airy, and bright space,
and the way we all interact is completely different. This remarkable kayak pavilion … celebrates
simplicity, craft, resilience, and advanced resource-efficiency. A century of grime, wear and tear, and poor
restoration work has been swept away by the great work of our architects and by
all the craftsmen and women who labored with such devotion on the project.
Article 1: Lamar
Advertising Corporate Headquarters
Article 2: Boat Pavilion for Long Dock Park
Article 3: The New York Public Library
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