156 Reade Street
It is easy to see why hurried Manhattanites might overlook the architectural uniqueness of 156 Reade Street. While the six-story Tribeca townhouse boasts a striking glass-and-steel facade, its scale and ground-floor fenestration intentionally echo the nei
- PDF / 488,011 Bytes
- 4 Pages / 612 x 648 pts Page_size
- 34 Downloads / 179 Views
City
156 READE STREET
LOCATION
New York, New York
ARCHITECTURALFIRM
DESIGNER
YEAR
Studio Petrarca
John Petrarca
2001
)TISEASYTOSEEWHYHURRIED-ANHATTANITESMIGHTOVERLOOK THEARCHITECTURALUNIQUENESSOF2EADE3TREET7HILETHE SIX STORY4RIBECATOWNHOUSEBOASTSASTRIKINGGLASS AND STEEL FACADE ITSSCALEANDGROUND ¾OORFENESTRATIONINTENTIONALLY ECHOTHENEIGHBORHOOD´SHISTORICCAST IRONLOFTBUILDINGS"UT EVENSLOW PACED INQUISITIVEPEDESTRIANSANDARCHITECTURE BUFFSWILLFAILTONOTICETHEMOSTASTONISHINGFEATUREOFTHE STRUCTURE SINCEITISHIDDEN FEETUNDERGROUND
: 0REFABRICATEDINALOCAL
BRIDGE BUILDINGSHOP THESOUTH FACINGSTEELFACADEOF*OHN 0ETRARCA´S4RIBECATOWNHOUSE WASASSEMBLEDONTHESTREET ANDTHENLIFTEDINTOPLACEIN WHATHEDESCRIBEDASAN±URBAN ADAPTATIONOFABARNRAISING² < 4HE½RE ENGINEREDSTAIRWELL
FEATURESASTAINLESS STEELMESH DRAPEANDGLASSTREADS
3TANDINGONASMALL SHALLOWLOT ONLYFEET WIDE THEBUILDINGISHEATEDANDCOOLEDWITHA GEOTHERMALPUMPTHATISNEARLYASDEEPASTHE %MPIRE3TATE"UILDINGISTALL4HEWATERUNDER .EW9ORK#ITYHASACONSTANTTEMPERATUREOF DEGREES7ITHANETWORKOFHEATEXCHANGERS ANDCHILLERS THEPUMPSYSTEMCAPITALIZESONTHE EARTH´SOWNHEAT USINGUPTOPERCENTLESSENERGY THANCONVENTIONALHEATINGSYSTEMSBECAUSEOF THERELATIVELYSMALLDIFFERENTIALBETWEENTHE DEGREEWATERTEMPERATUREANDACOMFORTABLEROOM TEMPERATURE4HESYSTEMALSOPRODUCESNOAIR POLLUTIONAND OVERTIME SAVESONCOSTS%ACH¾OOR INTHEHOUSEHASITSOWNTHERMOSTAT ALLOWINGFOR TARGETEDCLIMATECONTROL WHICHFURTHERREDUCES ENERGYDEMAND)NTHESUMMER THEPUMPOPERATES INREVERSE SUCKINGHEATOUTOFTHEHOUSEAND CIRCULATINGCOOLWATER 4HEGEOTHERMALPUMPISJUSTONEOFSEVERAL ENVIRONMENTALLYPROGRESSIVEFEATURESTHATTHE LATEARCHITECT*OHN0ETRARCAINTEGRATEDINTOTHE HOMEANDOF½CEHEDESIGNEDFORHIMSELFANDHIS FAMILY3ADLY HEONLYLIVEDINITBRIE¾YBEFORE SUCCUMBINGTOLUNGCANCERIN ATTHEAGEOF !CCORDINGTO2OBERTA7OEL¾ING WHOWASAN ASSOCIATEOF0ETRARCA´SWHILEHEWASWORKINGON THEPROJECT ±HISGOALWASTOMAKETHEHOUSEAS ENVIRONMENTALLYSENSITIVETOITSINHABITANTSASIT WOULDBETOTHE%ARTH²!LLTHEINTERIORANDEXTERIOR MATERIALS ° FROMTHESTEELOFTHEFACADETOTHE CONCRETEWALLSANDNATURALWOOD½NISHES ° WERE CHOSENFORTHEIRNON TOXICANDLOW IMPACT
PROPERTIES4HEHOUSEFEATURESAVENTILATIONSYSTEM THATPROVIDESANUNUSUALLYHIGHLEVELOF½LTRATION ANDFRESHAIR FREEOFPOLLEN MOLD ANDPARTICULATE .EITHERTHECABINETRYNORTHEWOOD¾OORING CONTAINSFORMALDEHYDE ANDANYTHINGWITHVINYL ORVARNISHWASSTRICTLYOFF LIMITS0ETRARCAWAS ±ALWAYSLOOKINGFORGREENSOURCES LOCALSOURCES ANDFORWAYSTOCONSERVEFUELANDELECTRICITY ² 7OEL¾INGSAYS 0ETRARCA WHOBECAMEINTERESTEDIN½NDING CREATIVESOLUTIONSTOLOCALPROBLEMSDURINGA STINTINTHE0EACE#ORPSAFTERCOLLEGE DEVISEDAN ENVIRONMENTALLYSENSITIVECONSTRUCTIONPROTOCOL &ORTHEPOUREDCONCRETEWALLS HEUSED3TYROFOAM FORMSTORAISEENERGYEF½CIENCYANDCONSERVE MATERIAL4HEFOAMPROVIDESEXTRAINSULATIONAND UNLIKESTANDARDWOODFORMS WHICHARETYPICALLY DISCARDED ITSTAYSINPLACEANDBECOMESPARTOF THESTRUCTUREITSELF4HE TONSTEELFACADEWAS PREFABRICATED ° ANOTHERENVIRONMENTALLYEF½CIENT SOLUTION ° BYA.EW*ERSEYBRIDGE BUILDINGSHOP ANDASSEMBLEDON SITEIN4RIBECA !NOPEN PLANLIVINGAREAONTHEFOURTH¾OOR TAKESADVANTAGEOFTHE
Data Loading...
