https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1270 en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16801 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:23:57 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16801-the-tallest-tower-in-bostons-financial-district-moves-the-energy-performance-needle Designed by Michael Arad, the memorial honors the victims of the 2015 mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16391 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:43:40 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16391-emanuel-nine-memorial-breaks-ground-in-charleston goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) On an island in New York, Cornell Tech opens a high-tech campus that marries education and entrepreneurship.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13057 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13057-cornell-tech-dreams-big-on-roosevelt-island 1711-Colleges-Universities-Continuing-Education-01.jpg A new campus on an island in New York’s East River marries high-tech education and entrepreneurship. Photo © Iwan Baan The campus plaza and Tech Walk, between The Bridge (above right) and Bloomberg Center (above left), stem from a master plan by SOM for Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island complex. Photo © Field Condition The campus plaza and Tech Walk, between The Bridge (above right) and Bloomberg Center (above left), stem from a master plan by SOM for Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island complex. Photo © Albert Vecerka/Esto Image courtesy James Corner Field Operations goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) A 26-story apartment building on the Cornell Tech campus achieves Passive House certification, making it the tallest and largest structure with this designation anywhere in the world.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13060 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13060-the-house-by-handel-architects-at-cornell-tech 1711-Colleges-Universities-Continuing-Education-Cornell-Tech-The-House-Handel-Architects-01.jpg The House, a 26-story residential tower, is the tallest and largest Passive House building in the world. Photo © Pavel Bendov The superinsulated metal skin is expressed as a wrapper, with a vertical louvered reveal that encloses mechanical equipment and extends from the entrance almost to the roof. Photo © Field Condition The building’s amenities include a lounge and coffee bar in the lobby. The space offers views of the East River and the campus and combines exposed concrete structure and warmer wood accents. Photo © Field Condition The apartments, including the studio above, have ample daylight, even though the skin is only 23 percent glass. Photo © Field Condition To speed construction and reduce the number of joints that would need to be sealed on-site, the facade panels were fabricated in a factory and delivered to the site in 9-foot-tall, 36-foot-long sections with insulation, air, and vapor barriers, and triple-glazed windows already installed. Photo © Field Condition Image courtesy Handel Architects Image courtesy Handel Architects Image courtesy Handel Architects Image courtesy Handel Architects Image courtesy Handel Architects Image courtesy Handel Architects http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11973 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11973-continuing-education-sustainable-campus-development Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus, designed by Mithun, includes architectural elements that perform multiple functions such as a photovoltaic awning that catches rainwater for irrigation and serves as a sheltered bus stop. Photo © Bruce Damonte At Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus, students conduct varied sustainability-related research. Photo © Bruce Damonte The first phase of construction at Eden Hall was completed in 2015. Image courtesy Mithun To satisfy the tough product sourcing requirements for the Living Building Challenge, Bruner/Cott limited the primary materials to local stone, wood, and concrete on the Kern Center at Hampshire College. Photo © Robert Benson To satisfy the tough product sourcing requirements for the Living Building Challenge, Bruner/Cott limited the primary materials to local stone, wood, and concrete on the Kern Center at Hampshire College. Photo © Robert Benson At 26 stories, Handel’s residential tower on the new Cornell Tech campus in New York is expected to be the world’s tallest and largest Passive House building once it is complete next summer. The campus also includes a research and development hub by Weiss/ Manfredi (above, at center) and an academic building by Morphosis. Photo © Mustafa Onder A louvered reveal extends up the full height of the Cornell Tech tower. It encloses condensing units for an energy-efficient variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system for heating and cooling. The slot also allows the building to breathe: from there, filtered and tempered fresh air is supplied to each bedroom and living room. Image courtesy Handel To reduce the number of joints that would need to be air-sealed on-site, the exterior facade for the Cornell Tech tower was built in a factory as 9-foot-tall, 36-foot-long panels. These were shipped to the site with their triple-glazed windows already installed. Image courtesy Handel To reduce the number of joints that would need to be air-sealed on-site, the exterior facade for the Cornell Tech tower was built in a factory as 9-foot-tall, 36-foot-long panels. These were shipped to the site with their triple-glazed windows already installed. Image courtesy Handel goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Aficionados of the musical West Side Story will know the New York neighborhood Lincoln Square, once called San Juan Hill, as the backdrop for the clashes between the Jets and the Sharks. But in real life, this is the part of Manhattan’s West Side that was bulldozed in the 1960s to make way for the performing-arts complex Lincoln Center.

]]> 1510-170-amsterdam-avenue-new-york-handel-architects.asp Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10164-amsterdam-avenue 170 Amsterdam Avenue 170 Amsterdam's concrete exoskeleton'the first such structure in New York'has column intersections occurring only once per floor for each facade, so that the points where columns crisscross march up the elevations on a diagonal.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue 170 Amsterdam's concrete exoskeleton'the first such structure in New York'has column intersections occurring only once per floor for each facade, so that the points where columns crisscross march up the elevations on a diagonal.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue At about 420 square feet for a typical studio, the apartments are compact but feel spacious due to the expansive window walls and the near absence of interior structure.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue A path from the building's main entry through the double-story lobby leads to a garden space'one of the building's many shared amenities.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue The diagrid's columns extend above the roof deck and are connected with glue-laminated beams to form a decorative pergola. The space includes grilling facilities and a TV screen for showing movies.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue The building's concrete exoskeleton was made with custom fiberglass formwork. Y-shaped forms were used to create the diagrid's intersection points.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue The design team worked to limit the amount of reinforcing bar inside the forms in order to allow the concrete to flow freely.   Photo © Bruce Damonte 170 Amsterdam Avenue Before construction began, the design and construction team created a mockup of a portion of the frame and its intersecting floor slabs.   Photo courtesy Handel Architects 170 Amsterdam Avenue 170 Amsterdam's floor slabs project beyond the window-wall glazing to engage the exoskeleton columns'an approach that gives the facades depth.   Image courtesy Handel Architects 170 Amsterdam Avenue 170 Amsterdam AvenueHandel Architects New YorkImage courtesy Handel Architects 170 Amsterdam Avenue 170 Amsterdam AvenueHandel Architects New YorkImage courtesy Handel Architects