Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage
Architects: Dattner Architects, WXY Architecture + Urban Design; Program: Infrastructure; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2014.
Work continues at the Department of Sanitation's garage, where the installation of the perforated, metal fins on the west facade has progressed beyond the half-way mark. With most of the fins installed on the southern facade, the east facade is the last to need its fins installed. When completed, the project hopes to achieve LEED Gold certification.
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Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage
Architects: Dattner Architects with WXY Architecture + Urban Design; Program: Infrastructure; Location: New York, NY; Completion: 2014
Most of the primary skin of curtain wall has been installed and the cladding of the secondary layer of perforated metal fins is underway. The fins will counteract the long horizontal structure with vertical articulation and sun mitigation for the building's western orientation adjacent to the West Side Highway. When completed, the garage will house over 150 sanitation vehicles for the NYC Department of Sanitation in a LEED Gold certified structure in NYC's Active Design program.
Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage
SoHo's controversial Department of Sanitation Garage is progressing from structure to exterior envelope as the first layer of its double skin curtain wall begins installation on the southern facade. The first layer of standard, unitized curtain wall will be overlaid with a second layer of custom designed, perforated metal fins to enliven a large infrastructure project with some of the glamour of SoHo and appease the detractors that live nearby. Combined with the green roof that will cap the garage, this project is seeking certification for LEED Gold status.