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14th Street Y  

14th Street Y

344, East 14th Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States

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14th Street Y

344, East 14th Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States

YEAR
2009
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
The design celebrates the biggest asset of the Y as a community facility; its diverse, multi generational user base. The identity of each programmatic space was enhanced, expressing multiplicity rather than institutional uniformity. The entry lobby, fitness center, locker rooms, studios, offices showers and pool are organized as a series of parallel bands. As members move through the different bands, they experience the immediacy of the simultaneous happenings that animate the building. The distinct character of the bands enables the modularity of the scheme, where one program space can be replaced by another (like slots in a computer) without compromising the integrity of the design. By using off-the-shelf materials in unconventional ways, the designers created unique spaces within a limited budget.  Fields of fluorescent light fixtures of different sizes redraw the ceiling while bands of colored tiles reconfigure the floor plane. The new entrance lobby has a gradient blue custom pattern cement tile floor, a field of circular fluorescent lights, and bright yellow 100% recycled plastic lounge furniture. The new design reflects the Y as an anchor for the cultural diversity that defines its East Village community.

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Collaborating Firms

Acoustical and Audiovisual Consulting
Graphic Design:
Photography of the Built Environment
Code Consultants
General Contractor
Renderings
Gym Consultant
Landscape Architect

Team

Project Manager
Junior Designer