Construction Update: Google Charleston East
Construction is underway on Google’s Charleston East campus expansion next to the original Googleplex campus in Sunnyvale, California. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Thomas Heatherwick, the 645,000 square foot campus features a hangar like canopy that allows for flexibility in locating walls and floor below. According to BIG, their strategy for the building was to “create a replicable and scalable building typology that is also adaptable and inclusive” to Google’s other potential expansion sites nearby.
At the canopy, smile shaped clerestories allow for sunlight to reach the main work spaces of the second floor’s interconnected floor plate. Secondary program and public spaces occupy the ground floor and connect to the second floor by courtyards.
Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with Thomas Heatherwick; Client: Alphabet; Program: Office; Location: Sunnyvale, CA; Completion: 2019.
488 Folsom Street - The Avery
Northeast corner.
Facade installation is wrapping up at Related California's The Avery, a 56-story, 548-unit residential tower near the recently opened Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco. Designed by Office of Metropolitan Architecture's New York office, the tower features an extruded tower massing shaped by facade setbacks and serrations. The serrations allow for an exponentially greater amount of corner units while also creating opportunities for dramatic moments of sunlight reflections at sunrise and sunset. Local firm Fougeron Architecture are responsible for the podium buildings at the base of the tower.
Closeup of the northeast corner of the tower.
When completed, the complex will offer 118 luxury condominiums on the upper floors and 280 luxury rental apartments and 150 affordable rental apartments on the lower floors.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the tower.
Looking up at the east facade of the tower.
East facade of the base of the tower.
West facade of the tower from the Transbay Transit Center's rooftop park.
Closeup of the southwest corner of the tower.
Sunset reflects off of the south facade.
Southwest corner of the tower from the Transbay Transit Center's rooftop park.
Architect: Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA NY) with Fougeron Architecture ; Developer: Related California with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation; Program: Residential Condo and Rental, Commercial; Location: San Francisco, CA; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 25 Park Row
North facade.
Facade installation is underway at L+M Development Partners' 25 Park Row, a 49 story residential condo tower that is part of a multi-building development that replaces the J&R Music and Computer World megastore. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the tower is clad in limestone colored panels that are likely concrete. When completed, the tower will offer 110 residential condo units with views out onto City Hall Park from large windows.
Looking up at the north facade.
Facade panels awaiting installation.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Developers: L+M Development Partners and 23 Park Row Associates; Program: Residential Condominiums, Commercial; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Building Tour: Glassworks Bushwick
Construction has wrapped up at Glassworks Bushwick, the residential conversion of the Dannenhoffer Opalescent Glassworks factory in Bushwick. Likely built around 1888, the site's original use was for the production and manufacturing of opalescent glass. Developer and architect ASH NYC and JV Partner Martin Lomazow led the conversion to residential rentals, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms.
Terrazzo vestibule signage.
Residential lobby bench.
ASH NYC has designed elements throughout the building like the staircase and light fixtures that reference the site's manufacturing history through material choice.
Residential lobby.
Residents have access to an assortment of amenities including a communal roof deck, landscaped yard designed by Brooklyn Grange, resident lounge, gym, laundry room, parking, and Virtual Doorman.
Lounge.
Study.
Courtyard.
Looking up from the courtyard.
View of the courtyard from a private balcony.
Rooftop deck.
Rooftop deck.
View from the rooftop deck.
Architect/Developer: ASH NYC; Development Partner: Martin Lomazow; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Transbay Transit Center and Salesforce Tower
Following the official opening of the Salesforce Tower in May, Pelli Clarke Pelli's adjacent Transbay Transit Center has now officially opened. The 1.5 million square feet multimodal transit hub spans five city blocks and is topped by a 5.4 acre public park. Due to the skyscrapers which flank either side, a stroll on the rooftop park feels similar to the experience of the High Line. A perforated aluminum screen composed of 4,486 conjoined panels clads the exterior above the ground floor, creating a lantern like effect at night.
Seismic joint.
Salesforce Tower.
Salesforce Tower.
Tour: The Rheingold at 10 Montieth
Construction is nearing completion at the Rheingold at 10 Montieth, the nine-story residential complex from the Rabsky Group that will occupy a portion of the former Rheingold Brewery site in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. The project is designed by ODA, architects of another large residential project under construction on an adjacent brewery parcel at 123 Melrose.
Southwest corner from Bushwick Avenue.
The project's massing is defined by its sloping roof that ramps up and down by several stories over the length of the full-block site. The sloped roof will accommodate a farm, lounge space, and running paths while allowing sunlight into the central courtyards. Balconies and bay windows are dynamically scattered throughout, lending a further sense of movement to the façades. A bridge at the roof spans across one of the interior courtyards.
West façade from Bushwick Avenue.
Northwest corner from Bushwick Avenue.
Closeup of the west facade.
Northwest corner from Bushwick Avenue.
Northeast courtyard.
Looking up at the north facade at the residential entry.
The Rheingold will offer residents numerous amenities including a fitness center with climbing wall and squash court, yoga room, spa, two common courtyards and roof deck, business center, conference rooms, cafeteria, game room, dog run, laundry, and studios for painting, music and photography.
Residential lobby.
Rooftop amenity deck under construction.
Looking down on the courtyard.
Closeup of the facade.
Typical residential corridor and elevator lobby.
Model Residences
The Rheingold will offer 500 units over eight floors, ranging in size from studios to three-bedrooms, many of which will offer private outdoor space.
Kitchen.
Living and dining space.
Private terrace.
Bedroom.
Bathroom.
Kitchen and dining.
Living room.
Balcony.
Bedroom.
Studio living space.
Studio bedroom.
Courtyard.
Architect: ODA; Developer: Rabsky Group; Program: Residential Rentals; Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 40 10th Avenue
Northwest corner.
Facade installation is ongoing at Aurora Capital and William Gottlieb Real Estate's 40 Tenth Avenue, the 10-story, 140,000 square foot spec office building adjacent to the High Line at West 13th Street. Design of the tower is led by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and uses the firm's strategy of "solar carving" which, according to their website, "uses incident angles of the sun’s rays to sculpt a building’s form." The northwest and southeast corner of the rectangular tower massing will be carved away by this principle to produce a faceted façade and allow more sunlight to reach the adjacent green space of the High Line and the street. Much of the flat curtain wall panels have already been installed, with work underway on the faceted glass panels at the southeast corner.
Southwest corner.
Looking up at the south facade from Washington Street.
Detail of the solar carve at the southeast facade.
Southeast corner from Washington Street.
Southeast facade from the High Line.
Solar carve panels awaiting installation.
Southeast corner from Washington Street.
Architect: Studio Gang; Developer: Aurora Capital and William Gottlieb Real Estate; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, New York; Completion: March 2019.
Construction Update: 75 Kenmare
Southwest corner.
Facade installation is underway at DHA Capital's 75 Kenmare, a six-story residential condo building in the NoLita neighborhood. Designed by Andre Kikoski Architect, the facade features multi-story concrete panels with vertical ridges for texture. Yet to be installed are the double and triple height windows with blackened steel frames and bordered by bronze chamfer accents. Interiors for the 38 units will be designed by musician Lenny Kravitz of Kravitz Design, with units ranging in size from one to four bedrooms.
Panel installation on the south facade.
South facade.
South facade.
Southwest facade corner detail.
South facade.
Architect: Andre Kikoski Architect; Interiors: Kravitz Design; Developer: DHA Capital; Program: Residential Condo; Location: NoLita, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 187 Franklin Street
Construction is wrapping up at 187 Franklin Street, a single family residence renovation in a landmarked neighborhood in Tribeca. Designed by Systems Architects, the renovation of the existing structure features a new brick facade, two additional stories, and a set-back, brick penthouse. The sinuous brick facade includes angled windows to provide privacy for the family from the public building across the street.
Architect: System Architects; Program: Single Family Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Tour: 123 Melrose Street - The Denizen Bushwick
North façade of the north block from Noll Street.
Construction has completed on the first phase at 123 Melrose, now known as the Denizen. The two block development from All Year Management is located at the southern end of the former Rheingold Brewery complex in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. When completed, the ODA designed development will bring 1,000,000-square-feet of residential over two blocks, bisected by a 17,850-square-foot public park. Twenty percent of the residential units will be offered under the city's affordable housing program.
Looking up at the north facade from Noll Street.
West facade of the north block from Stanwix Street.
Northwest corner of the north block from Stanwix Street.
Residential entry.
Residential lobby.
Ceiling detail.
Residential lobby.
Mail room.
Package room.
Amenities
The Denizen will offer residents a vast array of amenities at the ground floor including a beer brewery, wine cellar, chef kitchen, tenant lounge, library, conference rooms, co-working space, game room, kids room with rock climbing wall, courtyards, zen gardens, dog spa, bike storage, and package room.
Art gallery.
Game room.
Game room.
Game room.
Courtyard.
Wine storage.
Beer brewery.
Kids room.
Outdoor kids play area with Brookyn map ceiling mural.
The Denizen's location indicated on the Brooklyn map mural.
Looking up from a courtyard space.
Residents lounge.
Wood slats ceiling detail at residents lounge.
Conference room.
Residences
When both phases are completed, the 8-story project will offer 911 residential units, ranging in size from studios to two-bedrooms. The project's interiors are designed in three styles: steel, wood, and concrete. These styles impact all facets of the design in a particular zone, from elevator enclosures, corridors, and apartment furnishings. For instance, the wood zone features an elevator enclosure designed to look like a large wood shipping crate and kitchens that feature a complementary wood finish.
Elevators in the wood section.
Elevator lobby.
View to the northwest.
Rooftop
Residents have access to a number of outdoor amenities at the rooftop, including lounge space, outdoor games, green market, rooftop mini golf, and rooftop pet run.
Mini golf course.
Murals
The building's single loaded corridors opening onto large glass corridor walls offered a unique opportunity for featuring artwork. Local artists from the Bushwick Collective were selected to paint a number of murals throughout the building that span the full height of the residential floors.
Architect: ODA; Developer: All Year Management; Program: Residential; Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
