The Domenech
Architects & Firms
Brooklyn, NY
Completion Date: December 2010
Owner: Common Ground
Design concept and solution: The architects needed to fit a large number of units onto the deep and narrow site, on a budget of less than $300 per square foot, while creating a bright and welcoming environment for tenants. Departing from HUD's usual matchbox-style rubric, the Kirschenfeld team used a C-shaped arrangement of single-loaded corridors to take advantage of the depth of the site. A central courtyard brings light to all the units, while the corridors around the perimeter are also bathed in light coming in from the site's edges. To help squeeze the most space out of the lot's narrow width, the architects ran the bearing walls of the concrete structure along the short side of the building. This choice allowed them to use a very thin Kalwall panel system for the courtyard facade. The translucent panels with inlaid windows form an expansive checkerboard pattern that lets light through without compromising privacy. In keeping with the style of the neighborhood, the street-facing facades are clad in iron-spot brick. Sustainable features such as a green roof, water-saving plumbing, and locally made concrete planking have the project on track for LEED Gold certification.
Total construction cost:
$19 million
Location:
1501–1505 St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
PeopleOwner: Common Ground
Architect:
Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Jason Gibbs (Project Manager)
Architect of record
Interior designer
Engineer(s) Structural Engineer: Robert Silman, Associates, P.C.
Consultant(s)
General contractor
Photographer(s)
Renderer(s)
CAD system, project management, or other software used: |
Products
Structural system
Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
EIFS, ACM, or other:
Roofing Elastomeric:Henry
Other:
Windows
Aluminum:
Glazing
Doors Metal doors: Long Island Fireproof Door
Hardware Hinges: Stanley Closers: Norton Exit devices: Yale
Interior finishes Paints and stains: PPG Resilient flooring: Marmoleum Glazed CMU: Clayton Spectra-Glaze
Furnishings
Lighting
Downlights:
Task lighting:
Exterior:
Conveyance
Plumbing |
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