Built in 1857, 93 Reade St. in TriBeCa features one of New York City’s old cast-iron façades. WORKac just completed a renovation of the historic, 5-story building, adding a contemporary addition to the roof that skillfully hides behind the existing form.
The 2.5 level penthouse addition features an angled roof, designed to sit behind the roofline so that it disappears when viewed from the street, while gaining as much interior space as possible. Inside, three different levels are joined by an open staircase. Behind the structure, a patio and balcony offer views of the city skyline.
The renovation also included single-story apartments that make use of a partial-height volume to contain services, equipment and storage, “while a series of intricate spaces for gardening, sleeping, display and studying occupy the under-utilized vertical space above.”
WORKac collaborated with the digital sculptor Michael Hansmeyer to create new, 3D-printed capitals to replace the missing originals.
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cool project, but that form justification diagram is total bs. The "maximum view envelope" is just some unquantifiable creative fabrication/mass and the rest just builds or subtracts on that. Funny how these new BIG type formalists make it all seem so logical...It couldn't possibly be done any other way.
The railing and the stairs deem the licensing process particularly irrelevant, but hey, it's line work.
You say completed, but are these images renderings or just heavily shopped? It would be nice to get a more realistic sense of how the project actually turned out.
haha chigurgh. i was actually thinking since its most likely a landmarked building the roof changes were based on lanfmarks staff members noted views when inspecting the mock-up. nice budget I presume, as the traditional solution is a square building with a setback.
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