elemental nyc http://cargocollective.com elemental nyc Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:14:21 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en Identity & Media http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Identity-Media http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Identity-Media Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:14:21 +0000 elemental nyc 1219488 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/c373daf1.jpg" width="317" height="410" width_o="317" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/c373daf1_o.jpg" data-mid="5885260" border="0" align="left"/>sine elemental is a creative consultancy informed by a disparate but deep set of experience. From advertising and identity to architecture, design, letters and film the breadth of experience is concerted by commitment to methodology. elemental never applies arbitrary style, trend or fashion as a solution. Instead, elemental assesses the structures, functions, and cultural contexts of the client to provide the basis for authentic communications. From this process arises a form and style unique to the client’s mission, connecting the client with its audience and cultural environment. Led by 20-years of experience in strategic marketing, brand identity and media consulting for many of the world’s largest and most visionary companies from Fortune 500s including Sony, Apple and Motorola, to fashion brands Diesel and Alexander McQueen, current sine elemental clients include WPP events group MJM Interactive, Whitehorn Financial, Greenhouse 26, and downtown New York City’s progressive Cooper Square Hotel.<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/5e5635cd.jpg" width="529" height="410" width_o="529" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/5e5635cd_o.jpg" data-mid="5885204" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/7e1b757b.jpg" width="529" height="529" width_o="529" height_o="529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/7e1b757b_o.jpg" data-mid="5885205" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/8d3a4969.jpg" width="529" height="410" width_o="529" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/8d3a4969_o.jpg" data-mid="5885206" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/11a125f8.jpg" width="529" height="529" width_o="529" height_o="529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/11a125f8_o.jpg" data-mid="5885208" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/41e5ac28.jpg" width="529" height="385" width_o="529" height_o="385" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/41e5ac28_o.jpg" data-mid="5885209" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/203e1681.jpg" width="529" height="397" width_o="529" height_o="397" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/203e1681_o.jpg" data-mid="5885210" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/dadb4beb.jpg" width="529" height="385" width_o="529" height_o="385" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/dadb4beb_o.jpg" data-mid="5885424" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/2a522ef2.jpg" width="529" height="385" width_o="529" height_o="385" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/2a522ef2_o.jpg" data-mid="5885428" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/2ee0f87b.jpg" width="529" height="385" width_o="529" height_o="385" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/2ee0f87b_o.jpg" data-mid="5885429" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/7dad9146.jpg" width="529" height="441" width_o="529" height_o="441" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/7dad9146_o.jpg" data-mid="5885430" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/96c8f266.jpg" width="529" height="385" width_o="529" height_o="385" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/96c8f266_o.jpg" data-mid="5885431" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/321c81ee.jpg" width="529" height="385" width_o="529" height_o="385" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/321c81ee_o.jpg" data-mid="5885434" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/974d535a.jpg" width="529" height="529" width_o="529" height_o="529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/974d535a_o.jpg" data-mid="5885435" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/c48e87b6.jpg" width="529" height="529" width_o="529" height_o="529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/c48e87b6_o.jpg" data-mid="5885436" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/af9eca03.jpg" width="529" height="442" width_o="529" height_o="442" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/af9eca03_o.jpg" data-mid="5885505" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/cd54f7e8.jpg" width="529" height="442" width_o="529" height_o="442" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/cd54f7e8_o.jpg" data-mid="5885507" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/41080590.jpg" width="529" height="442" width_o="529" height_o="442" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/41080590_o.jpg" data-mid="5885540" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/7cde07fc.jpg" width="633" height="410" width_o="633" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/7cde07fc_o.jpg" data-mid="5885516" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/423fc278.jpg" width="633" height="410" width_o="633" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/423fc278_o.jpg" data-mid="5885517" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/f9e150e6.jpg" width="633" height="410" width_o="633" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1219488/f9e150e6_o.jpg" data-mid="5885518" border="0" align="left"/> sine elemental is a creative consultancy informed by a disparate but deep set of experience. From advertising and identity to architecture, design, letters and film... CERC @ Columbia University http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/CERC-Columbia-University http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/CERC-Columbia-University Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:54:43 +0000 elemental nyc 1216122 Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/f40dc83e.jpg" width="317" height="410" width_o="317" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/f40dc83e_o.jpg" data-mid="5869688" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/56999ef3.jpg" width="317" height="410" width_o="317" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/56999ef3_o.jpg" data-mid="5869689" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/c1fb5b69.jpg" width="317" height="396" width_o="317" height_o="396" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/c1fb5b69_o.jpg" data-mid="5883926" border="0" align="left"/> elemental architecture w/ bnk architects The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) is a consortium of five world-renowned scientific institutions: Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust. Headquartered within the historic McKim Meade & White Schemerhorn building at Columbia University, CERC is also part of Columbia's Earth Institute.The new 18,000 square foot facility incorporates offices, laboratories, a library, and rooftop research greenhouses. The primary mission in the new facility?s design was to create a space that fosters interaction between CERC's users while demonstrating environmental responsibility. The primary design organizer was the creation of a three-story central daylight space that becomes its focal point. The design took advantage of the new rooftop greenhouses to create occupiable skylights over the centralized atrium allowing daylight to penetrate deep into the building. The space also accommodates bridge landings between the building towers. The creation of the atrium achieves two major goals: to spread daylighting vertically and across the plan and to establish informal meeting places fostering intercommunication between researchers, teachers and students. In addition, private offices were designed with translucent and transparent glass panels to maximize daylight into the main space and increase its sense of proximity. Custom designed "propeller" work surfaces, made of regionally available beech veneer and solid cherry inlay, were designed to allow conference-like gathering between staff without crowding the offices. Each office is equipped with individual thermostated fan-coil units to allow users to tune their environment and therefore reduce the overall demand on the entire facility. Keeping with the mission of environmental responsibility, sustainable design practices such as the selection of environmental-preferable materials; non-endangered beech panel is finished with water-based low or no VOC finishes. In addition slate flooring, bluestone stair-treads and natural riverstone, further enhance the connection to nature. Further demonstrating the educational capacity of the facility, electrical meters are located within the lounge spaces to track energy consumption. The facility was designed with an electric lighting load of 1.3-watt per sf, far below code requirements. The project was completed with bnk architects and was featured on the cover of Interior Design magazine. Fullscreen <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/1774127e.jpg" width="526" height="410" width_o="526" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/1774127e_o.jpg" data-mid="5869693" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/770c4712.jpg" width="524" height="410" width_o="524" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/770c4712_o.jpg" data-mid="5869695" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/693d3839.jpg" width="524" height="405" width_o="524" height_o="405" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/693d3839_o.jpg" data-mid="5883983" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/b35e1d5c.jpg" width="524" height="524" width_o="524" height_o="524" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216122/b35e1d5c_o.jpg" data-mid="5883986" border="0" align="left"/> Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University elemental architecture w/ bnk architects The Center for Environmental Research and... South Jamaica Branch Library http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/South-Jamaica-Branch-Library http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/South-Jamaica-Branch-Library Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:31:10 +0000 elemental nyc 1216026 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/9190577e.jpg" width="319" height="410" width_o="319" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/9190577e_o.jpg" data-mid="5883822" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/2f9694e6.jpg" width="319" height="426" width_o="319" height_o="426" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/2f9694e6_o.jpg" data-mid="5883827" border="0" align="left"/> The South Jamaica Branch Library in Queens, NY, was the first building designed and constructed under the New York City High Performance Building Guidelines. The 2-story, 13,800 square-foot facility employs both passive and active features to reduce its energy requirements. The building is an integrated design in which its shell and each of its systems operate together to achieve enhanced conditions for the users; while minimizing the demands made on the natural environment for energy and other resources, both for building construction and operation. The interior qualities – light, temperature, air quality, spatial richness and variety – result from the dynamic interactions between the building and the natural environment. The exterior form is a direct translation of the building’s program and larger environmental considerations. The library reduces the embodied energy and embodied pollution through the use of low energy and recycled materials and provides enhanced indoor environmental quality through the use of chemically and physically stable materials and special filtration systems. The saw-tooth shape of its roof not only introduces sunlight into the main reading room, but also promotes hot air stratification, concentrating at the peaks. The building has two return/exhaust air systems; one collecting air at the peaks and one collecting air near the floor. In the winter, the hot air from the peaks is recirculated throughout the building, its heat being stored in the slabs and masonry walls. Exhaust air is taken from the cooler air near the floor. In the summer, the hot air from the peaks is exhausted and the cooler air is recirculated. The deep roof profile required by the solar collection strategy suggested the use of efficient, light long-span trusses, reducing the amount of material in the roof and columns. It also produced a column-free main floor that can be easily adapted to changing program needs. The building established goals to consume significantly less energy than that allowed by the NYS Energy Code: 48% less for lighting; 62% less for heating; and 34% less for cooling. Actual meter readings after two years of operation demonstrate that the building has out-performed these goals: by 30% for heating and 50% for electrical (lighting & cooling). The library received the Earth Day Top Ten Award from the American Institute of Architects for sustainable design in the year 2000. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/e3dbc9ea.jpg" width="574" height="410" width_o="574" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/e3dbc9ea_o.jpg" data-mid="5869208" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/dba9db57.jpg" width="574" height="404" width_o="574" height_o="404" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/dba9db57_o.jpg" data-mid="5883754" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/04529ce8.jpg" width="574" height="410" width_o="574" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/04529ce8_o.jpg" data-mid="5883772" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/4006aa2b.jpg" width="574" height="447" width_o="574" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/4006aa2b_o.jpg" data-mid="5883773" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/76f0b391_860.jpg" width="860" height="392" width_o="898" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/76f0b391_o.jpg" data-mid="5869225" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/318d8501.jpg" width="410" height="410" width_o="410" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1216026/318d8501_o.jpg" data-mid="5869226" border="0" align="left"/> The South Jamaica Branch Library in Queens, NY, was the first building designed and constructed under the New York City High Performance Building Guidelines. The... Dept. of Environmental Conserv. http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Dept-of-Environmental-Conserv http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Dept-of-Environmental-Conserv Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:01:31 +0000 elemental nyc 1215906 Dept. of Environmental Conservation Regional Headquarters <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/fcbc5aa7.jpg" width="533" height="410" width_o="533" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/fcbc5aa7_o.jpg" data-mid="5868698" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/c5dc10be.jpg" width="307" height="410" width_o="307" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/c5dc10be_o.jpg" data-mid="5868699" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/7010debc.jpg" width="308" height="410" width_o="308" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/7010debc_o.jpg" data-mid="5868700" border="0" align="left"/>This new 30,000 sf, $9.5 million high-performance office building will provide an expanded regional administrative center for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The building is the DEC’s first project designed under New York State’s Executive Order 111 and is projected to achieve a LEED “Gold” rating. The building makes extensive use of day lighting, direct solar gain and air stratification with automated shading integrated with lighting controls. Long span steel trusses allow for an expansive open workspace, flooding the main space with natural light. In addition, the new building is also DEC’s first building to implement its new storm-water design regulations for New York State. The site design takes advantage of large-scale biofiltration and storm water collection & retention as well as a hybrid of pervious and impervious parking areas. Site planning was designed to maximize natural & planted areas, reduce heat-islands and protect native species. The building’s modular design allows for the minimization of construction waste and cutting, thereby also reducing overallconstruction cost through standardization and decreasing environmental impact. In addition, construction materials that are locally produced and make extensive use of recycled content were selected whenever possible. The interior of the building features a pressurized raised floor and modular partition system to accommodate future changes in use patterns with flexible power, voice, data and HVAC distribution while eliminating most ductwork. In addition, working with several national office system furniture companies, a new ‘green’ work-surface was developed for use in the open office landscape. Consisting of a clear-powder coat finish over the manufacturer’s standard MDF substrate, the new worksurface substantially reduces the material and energy required to produce a final product This innovation in the project is now being offered by several manufacturers as a ‘green’ alternative. In addition, DOE2 computer modeling indicates that the building will have energy saving of at least 42% when compared to a code-compliant or LEED baseline building and makes the project eligible for substantial NYSERDA grant funding.The project has been featured in Metropolis magazine for its innovation in sustainable design. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/574dbf31.jpg" width="530" height="353" width_o="530" height_o="353" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/574dbf31_o.jpg" data-mid="5883277" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/4a742e17.jpg" width="530" height="410" width_o="530" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/4a742e17_o.jpg" data-mid="5868704" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/b9601356.jpg" width="530" height="530" width_o="530" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215906/b9601356_o.jpg" data-mid="5883351" border="0" align="left"/> Dept. of Environmental Conservation Regional Headquarters This new 30,000 sf, $9.5 million high-performance office building will provide an expanded regional... FDNY Rescue Company 1 http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/FDNY-Rescue-Company-1 http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/FDNY-Rescue-Company-1 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:51:59 +0000 elemental nyc 1215873 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/c7e8f440.jpg" width="284" height="410" width_o="284" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/c7e8f440_o.jpg" data-mid="5883227" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/99b53ebd.jpg" width="284" height="455" width_o="284" height_o="455" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/99b53ebd_o.jpg" data-mid="5883229" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/b4481748.jpg" width="284" height="423" width_o="284" height_o="423" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/b4481748_o.jpg" data-mid="5883232" border="0" align="left"/>The new headquarters for Rescue Co. 1 is home to the first fire rescue company in the United States. The project was executed within a highly compressed schedule following the destruction of the original headquarters when an adjacent building collapsed. The new building includes salvaged and reinstalled stone and ironwork from the original Napoleon LeBrun facade. The design included several features developed in conjunction with Rescue Company 1 including open showers and drains on the apparatus floor and overhead suspension of various pieces of large rescue equipment including a Zodiac boat. This equipment can be lowered and attached to the truck roof within the time it takes for the overhead door to open.<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/03a48e00.jpg" width="531" height="410" width_o="531" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215873/03a48e00_o.jpg" data-mid="5868564" border="0" align="left"/> The new headquarters for Rescue Co. 1 is home to the first fire rescue company in the United States. The project was executed within a highly compressed schedule... Walt Whitman Historic Center http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Walt-Whitman-Historic-Center http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Walt-Whitman-Historic-Center Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:47:45 +0000 elemental nyc 1215844 Walt Whitman Historic Birthplace and Interpretative Center <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/8fb2ed50.jpg" width="597" height="410" width_o="597" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/8fb2ed50_o.jpg" data-mid="5868478" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/a79b6a42.jpg" width="322" height="410" width_o="322" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/a79b6a42_o.jpg" data-mid="5868481" border="0" align="left"/>The cross section of the 6,000 sf Interpretive Center serves as a gateway to the site surrounding the house where Walt Whitman was born. The facility admits controlled daylight and segregates hot air for exhaust during swing seasons, minimizing the need for air conditioning. The use of exposed structure dramatically reduced the need for applied architectural finishes while establishing a vocabulary that is sympathetic to the early nineteenth century birthplace house. Exhibits on the wall form a reverse time line, beginning with the mature Whitman who is most familiar and leads back through his formative years to his birth point.<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/f4fc6758.jpg" width="600" height="460" width_o="600" height_o="460" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/f4fc6758_o.jpg" data-mid="5883068" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/8625281b.jpg" width="591" height="422" width_o="591" height_o="422" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/8625281b_o.jpg" data-mid="5883094" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/ae960144.jpg" width="591" height="410" width_o="591" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/ae960144_o.jpg" data-mid="5868488" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/6dfd66a1.jpg" width="600" height="410" width_o="600" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/6dfd66a1_o.jpg" data-mid="5868477" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/66401aff.jpg" width="591" height="473" width_o="591" height_o="473" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/66401aff_o.jpg" data-mid="5883099" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/bbb3a88e.jpg" width="591" height="591" width_o="591" height_o="591" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215844/bbb3a88e_o.jpg" data-mid="5883106" border="0" align="left"/> Walt Whitman Historic Birthplace and Interpretative Center The cross section of the 6,000 sf Interpretive Center serves as a gateway to the site surrounding the... Women's Rights National Hist. Pk http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Women-s-Rights-National-Hist-Pk http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Women-s-Rights-National-Hist-Pk Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:26:49 +0000 elemental nyc 1215755 Women's Rights National Historical Park <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/f0c6ee48.jpg" width="606" height="410" width_o="606" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/f0c6ee48_o.jpg" data-mid="5882963" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/c612179f.jpg" width="320" height="427" width_o="320" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/c612179f_o.jpg" data-mid="5883015" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/c8e8252b.jpg" width="320" height="410" width_o="320" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/c8e8252b_o.jpg" data-mid="5883017" border="0" align="left"/>The National Park Service joined forces with the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor an open competition to design a monument to the first women’s rights convention in America. The fragmentary remains of the gathering place and the surrounding land would be the centerpiece of the newly established Women’s Rights National Historical Park. An almost ruined building, a lost manuscript: the site challenged designers to create a presence from an absence, a monument to a vanished time that is also a place to gather in the present. The monument is a sanctuary, a place of meeting. The simple quadrangle of open space creates a setting for the chapel, but is also a gathering place in its own right. As if by a heaving of the earth, the ground has been transformed into a sloped grass plinth, a natural amphitheater. Accentuated by the slope, the Chapel’s foundation its beginning, its support -- remains the datum to the site and, symbolically to the social movement that began here. From the Chapel, a place of reflection, one contemplates the slope as a new place of meeting relative to the old.The visitor is reoriented towards the Declaration of Sentiments, which, on eleven bluestone panels at the base of the slope, shimmers in letters of stainless steel under gently falling water. Water has significance not only to Seneca Falls and its industrial heritage, but also as a metaphor for that which is alive and ever-changing. The garden walls which protect and define the precinct are faced in red sandstone.Where the major ground plane has been sloped, the edges are made with finely-coursed face-bedded bluestone expressive of sheared rock.These materials reflect the scale and character of the town’s fabric. With alterations subsequent to the 1848 Chapel structure removed, what remains are fragments requiring support; reminders of the fragility of the physical structure of a place. Using these and new walls in a fragmentary way allows one to speak about the interdependency of parts, of incompleteness, of creating an enclosed sanctuary without actual barriers. The walls of the Chapel are held by slender braces of stainless steel anchored to site walls, and bricks of buff-colored concrete, infill areas requiring support. A flat-seam lead-coated copper covering modestly protects the roof, while at the gable ends, the wooden trusses are dimly revealed through fine stainless steel mesh panels. At the location of the original doorway a stainless steel pivot door symbolically opens only for the yearly celebration of the convention. The project was completed in collaboration with Ann Marshall & Ray Kinoshita. key project features: - national competition winner - publicly bid federal project - final construction cost 10% below budget - resolution of complex organizational requirements - selective modern additions to historic fragments award-winning design: - Federal Design Achievement Award, National Endowment for the Arts - Build New York Award, General Building Contractors Assoc <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/4eecbd44.jpg" width="606" height="398" width_o="606" height_o="398" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/4eecbd44_o.jpg" data-mid="5882964" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/b1bc8711.jpg" width="606" height="433" width_o="606" height_o="433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/b1bc8711_o.jpg" data-mid="5882965" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/c7ef9a71.jpg" width="606" height="404" width_o="606" height_o="404" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/c7ef9a71_o.jpg" data-mid="5882981" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/e8719b99.jpg" width="606" height="343" width_o="606" height_o="343" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/e8719b99_o.jpg" data-mid="5883038" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/501f88fa.jpg" width="606" height="485" width_o="606" height_o="485" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215755/501f88fa_o.jpg" data-mid="5883039" border="0" align="left"/> Women's Rights National Historical Park The National Park Service joined forces with the National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor an open competition to design a... Pvt. Residence, Martha's Vineyard http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Pvt-Residence-Martha-s-Vineyard http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Pvt-Residence-Martha-s-Vineyard Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:06:09 +0000 elemental nyc 1215678 Private Residence, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/ef70c695.jpg" width="615" height="410" width_o="615" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/ef70c695_o.jpg" data-mid="5867535" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/08fe9746.jpg" width="273" height="410" width_o="273" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/08fe9746_o.jpg" data-mid="5867555" border="0" align="left"/>The 800 square foot, three bedroom summer house is sited in former farmland – a field surrounded by stone walls. Two twenty-foot squares, one with bedrooms and a bath and the other living/dining/kitchen and a half bath, straddle a third square, a half-roofed screened deck. A sliding panel opens one end of the living room square to the field while a second opens the other side to the screened deck creating a 20 by 40 foot pavilion. The plan of the house is based on a 48 inch module, marked by the exposed studs and joists. It provides basic shelter from the elements in a spatially sophisticated structure that offers a maximum sense of connection to the surrounding environment. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/03b48148.jpg" width="615" height="410" width_o="615" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/03b48148_o.jpg" data-mid="5867537" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/d68bb919.jpg" width="615" height="410" width_o="615" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/d68bb919_o.jpg" data-mid="5867554" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/c49d7fcd.jpg" width="615" height="410" width_o="615" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/c49d7fcd_o.jpg" data-mid="5867556" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/ad122da6.jpg" width="616" height="432" width_o="616" height_o="432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/ad122da6_o.jpg" data-mid="5882496" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/8dc558c1.jpg" width="616" height="431" width_o="616" height_o="431" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/8dc558c1_o.jpg" data-mid="5882512" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/775a1e80.jpg" width="616" height="384" width_o="616" height_o="384" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215678/775a1e80_o.jpg" data-mid="5882539" border="0" align="left"/> Private Residence, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard The 800 square foot, three bedroom summer house is sited in former farmland – a field surrounded by stone walls. ... Mixed Use Condominium http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Mixed-Use-Condominium http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Mixed-Use-Condominium Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:57:31 +0000 elemental nyc 1215635 West 163rd Street Mixed Use Condominium, New York, NY <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/46096526.jpg" width="287" height="410" width_o="287" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/46096526_o.jpg" data-mid="5867373" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/9fc74616.jpg" width="287" height="410" width_o="287" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/9fc74616_o.jpg" data-mid="5867374" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/e7530e79.jpg" width="585" height="410" width_o="585" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/e7530e79_o.jpg" data-mid="5867375" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/2ddcfd48.jpg" width="585" height="410" width_o="585" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/2ddcfd48_o.jpg" data-mid="5867376" border="0" align="left"/>This new 62,000 sf, $15.5 million dollar 'green' mixed use community facility and residential tower employs numerous sustainable and energy-conscious strategies while helping renew a vibrant, culturally rich neighborhood<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/59925e30.jpg" width="585" height="431" width_o="585" height_o="431" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215635/59925e30_o.jpg" data-mid="5882840" border="0" align="left"/> West 163rd Street Mixed Use Condominium, New York, NY This new 62,000 sf, $15.5 million dollar 'green' mixed use community facility and residential tower employs... Greenhouse 26 Hotel http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/Greenhouse-26-Hotel http://cargocollective.com/elementalnyc/following/elementalnyc/Greenhouse-26-Hotel Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:48:31 +0000 elemental nyc 1215593 Greenhouse 26 Hotel, New York, NY <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/417efd66.jpg" width="410" height="410" width_o="410" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/417efd66_o.jpg" data-mid="5867234" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/ac87651f.jpg" width="540" height="410" width_o="540" height_o="410" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/ac87651f_o.jpg" data-mid="5867235" border="0" align="left"/>The project includes the interior design of new 26 room, $12 million dollar LEED Gold (projected) boutique hotel interior. At just under 19,000 sf, the hotel is anticipated to be the first 'green' boutique hotel in New York City and serve as a showcase for sustainable practices and 'green' products.<img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/a2c5fe1c.jpg" width="540" height="350" width_o="540" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/a2c5fe1c_o.jpg" data-mid="5882792" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/10ebfd0a.jpg" width="540" height="350" width_o="540" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/10ebfd0a_o.jpg" data-mid="5882793" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/955a6cc7.jpg" width="540" height="350" width_o="540" height_o="350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/96395/1215593/955a6cc7_o.jpg" data-mid="5882794" border="0" align="left"/> Greenhouse 26 Hotel, New York, NY The project includes the interior design of new 26 room, $12 million dollar LEED Gold (projected) boutique hotel interior. At...