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129 Charles Street
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On the far west side of Manhattan’s West Village, 129 Charles St. had initially been built in 1897 as a horse stable and wagon storage facility and continued to be used throughout the twentieth century as a garage. When a prominent developer in New York City viewed the property for the first time he was immediately drawn to the unique historic facade, the large floor plates, and the existing curb cut --that rarest of commodities in the world of Manhattan real estate-- offering the potential for a functioning garage. Prior to the purchase of the property, he engaged Wayne Turett to provide the vision of how to adapt this former horse stable into a single family home.
Together they established a number of overarching principles. The building would respect it’s history and its place within the context of the historic neighborhood; it would look toward the future with modern and innovative design; the home would be a showcase of green building technology, ecologically responsible materials, and methods of conservation and construction that would minimize its carbon footprint and negative environmental impact. Impressed by the collaborative effort and resulting preliminary designs, the developer purchased the property and work began on moving the initial vision from concept toward reality.
The front facade needed to be carefully maintained and preserved due to the neighborhood’s protected historic status, so the primary design intervention focused on a gut demolition, reorganization of the building section, and the creation of a new and modern rear facade. The full build-out at the ground and second floors was cut back and exposed to create an open courtyard and rear garden terrace that helps to bring sunlight and views deep into the building.
The section is sculpted to incorporate a number of interconnected spaces. A bar and lounge at the ground floor open onto a large landscaped courtyard in the rear. Starting at the second floor, a large living room, kitchen, media room and den pile up at successive half levels to create intimate meeting spaces while maintaining a sense of openness. As the existing garage was an immediate draw to the owner, the new garage was conceived as a gallery with glass-fronted doors to the street and a double height glass wall at the interior which would allow his collection of automobiles to be displayed as works of art.
While the ground and second floors are maintained for public use, the upper floors are reserved for bedrooms, with a master suite and terrace occupying the newly added fourth floor. Additional amenities such as a spa, pool, and gym are located at the cellar level.
The design has evolved and improved with the collaboration of a LEED consultant, McGrann Associates, who also provided M/E/P engineering, creating an optimal synergy. As one of the first residences in Manhattan hoping to achieve LEED for Homes certification, the design incorporates a highly efficient heating and cooling system with closed loop control to minimize losses; ultra-high performance glazing for the rear facade coupled with a building envelope designed to reduce heat loss and infiltration; high efficiency lighting, appliances, and plumbing fixtures; finish materials that are environmentally preferable, responsibly harvested, emit few or no VOCs, and are procured in a manner that limits waste and greenhouse gas emission.
The close collaboration between TCA, owner, and consultants has produced a design that is at once unexpected and visually stunning in it’s new aspects, reserved and elegant in its preserved historic face, and groundbreaking from a sustainable building perspective. Expected completion of the project will be in 2011.
Together they established a number of overarching principles. The building would respect it’s history and its place within the context of the historic neighborhood; it would look toward the future with modern and innovative design; the home would be a showcase of green building technology, ecologically responsible materials, and methods of conservation and construction that would minimize its carbon footprint and negative environmental impact. Impressed by the collaborative effort and resulting preliminary designs, the developer purchased the property and work began on moving the initial vision from concept toward reality.
The front facade needed to be carefully maintained and preserved due to the neighborhood’s protected historic status, so the primary design intervention focused on a gut demolition, reorganization of the building section, and the creation of a new and modern rear facade. The full build-out at the ground and second floors was cut back and exposed to create an open courtyard and rear garden terrace that helps to bring sunlight and views deep into the building.
The section is sculpted to incorporate a number of interconnected spaces. A bar and lounge at the ground floor open onto a large landscaped courtyard in the rear. Starting at the second floor, a large living room, kitchen, media room and den pile up at successive half levels to create intimate meeting spaces while maintaining a sense of openness. As the existing garage was an immediate draw to the owner, the new garage was conceived as a gallery with glass-fronted doors to the street and a double height glass wall at the interior which would allow his collection of automobiles to be displayed as works of art.
While the ground and second floors are maintained for public use, the upper floors are reserved for bedrooms, with a master suite and terrace occupying the newly added fourth floor. Additional amenities such as a spa, pool, and gym are located at the cellar level.
The design has evolved and improved with the collaboration of a LEED consultant, McGrann Associates, who also provided M/E/P engineering, creating an optimal synergy. As one of the first residences in Manhattan hoping to achieve LEED for Homes certification, the design incorporates a highly efficient heating and cooling system with closed loop control to minimize losses; ultra-high performance glazing for the rear facade coupled with a building envelope designed to reduce heat loss and infiltration; high efficiency lighting, appliances, and plumbing fixtures; finish materials that are environmentally preferable, responsibly harvested, emit few or no VOCs, and are procured in a manner that limits waste and greenhouse gas emission.
The close collaboration between TCA, owner, and consultants has produced a design that is at once unexpected and visually stunning in it’s new aspects, reserved and elegant in its preserved historic face, and groundbreaking from a sustainable building perspective. Expected completion of the project will be in 2011.
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