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22, Mercer Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
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Other Projects by TRA studio Architecture PLLC, New York City
22 Mercer
22, Mercer Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2009
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
22 Mercer
fabricated
roofscape
SoHo, New
York City,2004 - 2009
60,000
SF
Restoration,
Adaptative Reuse and Penthouse Addition
Client:
PMG, Property Markets Group
In the SoHo Cast Iron District, an existing
five story loft building designed by Griffith Thomas
built in 1860 has been converted into a mixed use building with retail on the
ground floor and sixteen apartments above with two additional levels of new
penthouse structures. The renovation included the complete
restoration of the building facades and the design of new storefronts on
Broadway and Mercer Streets.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission mandated
the exact reconstruction of the historic Broadway storefront, allowing for a
modern storefront infill on Mercer Street and the transformation of the roof
into a contemporary new fabricated “‘roofscape”
with two additional terraced
penthouse levels. The new structure is carefully shaped to have limited
visibility from the public ways, thus
allowing for more design freedom of the new introductions and for the intact
reading of the image of the old structure.
The
restoration process required the facades to be cleaned of all paint and soil
for evaluation. The evaluation stage required the documentation of
facades at two scales: the scale of
elements containing ornamentation which require repair or rebuilding and the
scale of whole surfaces which require cutting and patching. Both
issues required a sensitivity in keeping the historical fabric without adding
excessive amounts of new or patch material..
On Broadway, the existing Tuckahoe marble façade, unusual for the area, was
sugarized and severely damaged. The stone surfaces that required repair and
patch of were marked and sized as rectangular units. In a painterly fashion all these units were evaluated within
the context of the entire facade. The
restoration took several months during which a team of four sculptors applied a
mixture called Cathedral stone to the details and then re-sculpted the missing
portions, work that had to be done in three hours before the mixture brick
façade has been solidified.
Particular
care was given in matching the color of the reconstructed details in each
area. On Mercer Street the main brick surfaces
required most thought since brick matching for color and surface texture is an
intensive process which includes taking into account the way the light varies
the reading of the surface.
Since a custom
brick could not be developed with the timing of the schedule, to further insure
an ideal match at all light conditions, a tinting agent was applied to surface
for homogeneous look.
The
wood windows, with rare built-in shutters, painted in two colors have been
reconstructed.
On
Mercer Street
it was also deemed that the storefront design could be new due to the
requirement of the mixed-use project and the unsuitability that the proportion
of the original storefront presented. The new design for the Mercer Street
storefront and residential entrance reflects the proportions of the loft
building storefronts, being at once independent and contextual. The storefront
is one of the several storefront projects on Mercer by TRA and contributed to
the “making of the street” process.
The
restoration project is part of the “preservation project cases” used at the
Planning and Preservation School at Columbia
University.
The
apartment layout for the massive
block-through building, which budget constraints required to be served
by a single vertical circulation core, challenged our ability to create a horizontal circulation path, both in the
public spaces and in the apartments, that
was at once functional and aesthetic .
The other issue that was critical was the need to inject light and air into
each unit. The solution to these two problems became the force behind the design and the
single fundamental element where the design could be “pushed”, the unifying
goal for the many people that are part of any project.
On each floor there are four apartments and
each apartment has its own private, soaring and dramatic interior atrium, which
gently taper outward and the modern curtain-wall lining, rise to fold into the
penthouses, where the displaced square footage is utilized . The atriums, like
columns of streaming light, are lined with a sloped curtain wall glazing system,
with custom
fritted glass and semi-reflective Trespa panels, allows the inhabitant of the
apartment to feel as though they are in their own full-floor loft; this is also
similar to a courtyard house where,
across the atrium, you can only see the
other wing of your own unit.
Similarly
to the light-wells in Barcelona,
the atriums are the center of the apartment , one of the most desirable
features and provide delightful unexpected views.
The
atrium structures rise to the roof and open onto a recreation space. The
structures, which penetrate the roof four times together, together with the
penthouse structures and carefully planned mechanical volumes transforms the
recreation space into a contemporary architectural fabricated urban landscape, which surprises the visitor in contrast with the historic fabric below. The required
mechanical elements are wrapped in a reflective metal screen, whose volume,
rather than being unwanted, becomes the backdrop for the entertainment deck
space.
The
design of the 100’ long lobby,, as to prepare the visitor, echoes the atriums,
both in the ceiling design and the materials used.
The
materials used, as in all TRA’s projects, are honest and , as much as possible,
recycled, (like the Trespa cladding),
every
element of the design, both at the exterior and the interior, are fundamental
to the design and never decorative..
The design draws from
the contradictions between the elements, allowing the old to be known, the
instruments being deduction as well as addition.
The renovation of this building completes “ the making of the street”, from an utilitarian and gritty Mercer Street to one of
the most recognizable streets in SoHo; TRA contributed to the streetscape
transformation with 72 Mercer, 52 Mercer, 22 Mercer, 44 Mercer and 50 Howard
Street; our “small interventions”
selectively
begin to create an intertwined network.
TRA provided full architectural services,
including the building and residential units interior design.
publications
New American Luxury Magazine, publication
Well preserved, by Annie Fisher, November-December 11,
The Modern Estate,
Winter 2008
Wild things, Richard
Friswell
“22 Mercer has been
restored under the highest of standards, ensuring that it remains true to its
design in perpetuity. A staff of architects, designers and contractors worked
for more than two years,..” “soaring and dramatic atriums private to each
apartment stream light through columns of glass plunging through the building.
The interior spaces are fashioned around this splendid amenity which extends to
the ground floor from the buildings roof garden”.
www.22mercer street .com
Wirednewyork, June
2005
fabricated
roofscape
SoHo, New
York City,2004 - 2009
60,000
SF
Restoration,
Adaptative Reuse and Penthouse Addition
Client:
PMG, Property Markets Group
In the SoHo Cast Iron District, an existing
five story loft building designed by Griffith Thomas
built in 1860 has been converted into a mixed use building with retail on the
ground floor and sixteen apartments above with two additional levels of new
penthouse structures. The renovation included the complete
restoration of the building facades and the design of new storefronts on
Broadway and Mercer Streets.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission mandated
the exact reconstruction of the historic Broadway storefront, allowing for a
modern storefront infill on Mercer Street and the transformation of the roof
into a contemporary new fabricated “‘roofscape”
with two additional terraced
penthouse levels. The new structure is carefully shaped to have limited
visibility from the public ways, thus
allowing for more design freedom of the new introductions and for the intact
reading of the image of the old structure.
The
restoration process required the facades to be cleaned of all paint and soil
for evaluation. The evaluation stage required the documentation of
facades at two scales: the scale of
elements containing ornamentation which require repair or rebuilding and the
scale of whole surfaces which require cutting and patching. Both
issues required a sensitivity in keeping the historical fabric without adding
excessive amounts of new or patch material..
On Broadway, the existing Tuckahoe marble façade, unusual for the area, was
sugarized and severely damaged. The stone surfaces that required repair and
patch of were marked and sized as rectangular units. In a painterly fashion all these units were evaluated within
the context of the entire facade. The
restoration took several months during which a team of four sculptors applied a
mixture called Cathedral stone to the details and then re-sculpted the missing
portions, work that had to be done in three hours before the mixture brick
façade has been solidified.
Particular
care was given in matching the color of the reconstructed details in each
area. On Mercer Street the main brick surfaces
required most thought since brick matching for color and surface texture is an
intensive process which includes taking into account the way the light varies
the reading of the surface.
Since a custom
brick could not be developed with the timing of the schedule, to further insure
an ideal match at all light conditions, a tinting agent was applied to surface
for homogeneous look.
The
wood windows, with rare built-in shutters, painted in two colors have been
reconstructed.
On
Mercer Street
it was also deemed that the storefront design could be new due to the
requirement of the mixed-use project and the unsuitability that the proportion
of the original storefront presented. The new design for the Mercer Street
storefront and residential entrance reflects the proportions of the loft
building storefronts, being at once independent and contextual. The storefront
is one of the several storefront projects on Mercer by TRA and contributed to
the “making of the street” process.
The
restoration project is part of the “preservation project cases” used at the
Planning and Preservation School at Columbia
University.
The
apartment layout for the massive
block-through building, which budget constraints required to be served
by a single vertical circulation core, challenged our ability to create a horizontal circulation path, both in the
public spaces and in the apartments, that
was at once functional and aesthetic .
The other issue that was critical was the need to inject light and air into
each unit. The solution to these two problems became the force behind the design and the
single fundamental element where the design could be “pushed”, the unifying
goal for the many people that are part of any project.
On each floor there are four apartments and
each apartment has its own private, soaring and dramatic interior atrium, which
gently taper outward and the modern curtain-wall lining, rise to fold into the
penthouses, where the displaced square footage is utilized . The atriums, like
columns of streaming light, are lined with a sloped curtain wall glazing system,
with custom
fritted glass and semi-reflective Trespa panels, allows the inhabitant of the
apartment to feel as though they are in their own full-floor loft; this is also
similar to a courtyard house where,
across the atrium, you can only see the
other wing of your own unit.
Similarly
to the light-wells in Barcelona,
the atriums are the center of the apartment , one of the most desirable
features and provide delightful unexpected views.
The
atrium structures rise to the roof and open onto a recreation space. The
structures, which penetrate the roof four times together, together with the
penthouse structures and carefully planned mechanical volumes transforms the
recreation space into a contemporary architectural fabricated urban landscape, which surprises the visitor in contrast with the historic fabric below. The required
mechanical elements are wrapped in a reflective metal screen, whose volume,
rather than being unwanted, becomes the backdrop for the entertainment deck
space.
The
design of the 100’ long lobby,, as to prepare the visitor, echoes the atriums,
both in the ceiling design and the materials used.
The
materials used, as in all TRA’s projects, are honest and , as much as possible,
recycled, (like the Trespa cladding),
every
element of the design, both at the exterior and the interior, are fundamental
to the design and never decorative..
The design draws from
the contradictions between the elements, allowing the old to be known, the
instruments being deduction as well as addition.
The renovation of this building completes “ the making of the street”, from an utilitarian and gritty Mercer Street to one of
the most recognizable streets in SoHo; TRA contributed to the streetscape
transformation with 72 Mercer, 52 Mercer, 22 Mercer, 44 Mercer and 50 Howard
Street; our “small interventions”
selectively
begin to create an intertwined network.
TRA provided full architectural services,
including the building and residential units interior design.
publications
New American Luxury Magazine, publication
Well preserved, by Annie Fisher, November-December 11,
The Modern Estate,
Winter 2008
Wild things, Richard
Friswell
“22 Mercer has been
restored under the highest of standards, ensuring that it remains true to its
design in perpetuity. A staff of architects, designers and contractors worked
for more than two years,..” “soaring and dramatic atriums private to each
apartment stream light through columns of glass plunging through the building.
The interior spaces are fashioned around this splendid amenity which extends to
the ground floor from the buildings roof garden”.
www.22mercer street .com
Wirednewyork, June
2005
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