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Bronx Library Center Always striving to exceed its clients’ expectations, Sciame’s meticulous examination and evaluation of each project’s detail has created a sensitivity toward, and an appreciation for, an array of uniquely designed ‘green’ projects. And so it shows. From projects in higher education, to cultural centers, to historic sites, Sciame makes sure the design intent is realized by applying creative approaches including extensive and detailed mock-ups, and through its use of Building Information Modeling, a software that “builds a project virtually to find out if there are going to be any problems with the construction process before we actually build it,” says Darrin McIntyre, Director of Sciame’s MEP Department and BIM Development. EDUCATION This attention to detail has resulted in a variety of exceptional sustainable projects in the Higher Education arena, and the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art’s New Academic Building (designed by Morphosis and Gruzen Samton Architects) is one of them. Standing at 41 Cooper Square in Manhattan , the 170,000 square-foot vertical piazza is contained within a semi-transparent, rectangular enclosure. The eight-story block, which is composed of three intensified plazas, is connected by a 120’ atrium space containing circulation stairways. Functioning dually as a space for circulation as well as oversized lanterns, each is clad on the exterior with illuminated translucent material creating a double skin. Completed in 2009, this project is expected to achieve the highest level of LEED certification – Platinum. “We oversaw all credits required by LEED for maximum sustainability on this project,” says Pradnya Narayanan, LEED AP and Project Manager. In addition, the project was selected winner of the coveted Concrete Industry Board Roger H. Corbetta Award in 2008, as well as a number of other awards since that time. For the CUNY New York City College of Technology New Academic Building located in downtown Brooklyn (designed by Perkins Eastman Architects), Sciame is responsible for the construction of this 350,000 square-foot project scheduled to break ground within the next year. Aiming for LEED Silver Certification, the existing structures will be demolished to create a new state-of-the-art science and health-related facility. Once completed, the building will house technologically advanced instructional spaces, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a gymnasium and a subterranean parking garage with capacity for 25 cars. Moving on to New York’s sister state of New Jersey, Sciame will be responsible for the new construction of Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment (architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects). Reflective of the growing movement for increased research and teaching in sustainability, these buildings will house highly advanced laboratories as well as student organization spaces, meeting rooms and faculty and staff offices. “Everything about the building is being designed with sustainability in mind,” says Charles Hsu, AIA, LEED AP, Project Manager. Targeting LEED Silver Certification, the 110,000 square-foot project is slated for completion in 2015. Bronx Library Center Photo Credit: Jeff Goldberg/Esto CONSTRUCTING SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS IS SOMETHING <strong>SCIAME</strong> AS A FIRM IS HIGHLY COMMITTED TO -Joseph Mizzi, President Columbia University - Faculty House Photo Credit: Tom Crane The Cooper Union Photo Credit: Iwan Baan
Museum of the Moving Image Rendering Credit: Leeser Architecture EVERYTHING ABOUT THE BUILDING IS BEING DESIGNED WITH SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND -Charles Hsu, AIA, LEED AP, Project Manager As the first public building to receive LEED Certification in New York State, the Bronx Library Center (architect: Richard Dattner & Partners Architects PC) has become a national standard for sustainable design. Completed in the Fall of 2005, Sciame implemented numerous sustainable features into the construction of the building including lighting controls, enhanced ventilation, and energy efficient systems that make use of ‘green’ recycled and regional materials. The 80,000 square-foot project comprises an 80-foot-high, five-story building boasting a distinctive swooping roof design, a complex high performance curtain wall providing natural light while preventing glare, and granite on the exterior to complement the brick texture of the library’s surrounding neighborhood. Perhaps most challenging was obtaining a LEED Silver Rating while keeping the project under budget, which Sciame and the project team accomplished while also completing the project ahead of schedule. It is therefore not surprising that the Bronx Science Center was the recipient of the AIA New York State Citation for Design Excellence in 2008. Liberty Island Retail Pavilion Rendering Credit: Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, P.C. CULTURAL In Queens, Sciame is responsible for the construction and expansion of a building housing the nation’s largest collection of moving image artifacts, the Museum of the Moving Image. Comprising a 35,000 square-foot addition and 50,000 square-foot renovation, Leeser Architecture has developed a vibrant design to meet the Museum’s increasing membership demand. Targeting LEED Silver Certification upon its planned completion in early 2011 and committed to utilizing green building practices and environmentally responsible design, the interior work will also consist of digital media galleries, new theaters, a 300-seat, state-of-the-art screening room, education centers and a completely interactive 3-D gallery. Allowing visitors to fully immerse themselves into art and even star in their own video games with CAVE (computer aided virtual environment technology), the Museum will be one of only three public places in the world offering this new technology, and is the only museum of its kind in the United States. Moving back in history, Sciame has also been selected to enhance the visitor experience on Liberty Island by constructing a comfortable and dedicated space where visitors may shop as they traverse the historic island. The new Retail Pavilion, designed by Acheson Doyle Partners Architects PC, is targeting LEED Platinum Certification and will include retail space, a dining plaza, and restrooms upon its completion later this year. It will be built of a steel frame, clad in Cor-Ten bolted columns and beams which, with a variety of other carefully created features, will minimize any impact to the historical fabric of this part of the island should the Pavilion ever be removed. “Accomplishing this is very important to us,” says McIntyre. “We also want to make sure that there is absolutely no disturbance to the existing soil.” In Brooklyn, the Prospect Park Lakeside Center, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, is being built by Sciame
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