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BIG PICTURE 1 A new lease of life PROJECT: The Mercury Store ARCHITECTS: CO Adaptive Architecture STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: ADOF Structural Engineers ACOUSTIC DESIGNERS: Charcoal Blue SPRUNG-WOOD FLOORING CONSULTANT AND FABRICATOR: Hudson Scenic PHOTOGRAPHY: Naho Kubota CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: CO Adaptive Brooklyn-based architectural practice CO Adaptive Architecture has transformed a 12,700sqft former metal foundry, previously used as offices, into The Mercury Store, a new, light-filled developmental space for theatre artists. This adaptive reuse project updates and opens the original double A-frame, timber-and-brick building by repurposing removed elements as the basis for new architectural features. Wood is the project’s dominant material: Old longleaf pine timber was reconstituted while new insertions were made from crosslaminated timber (CLT) which has a negative carbon footprint compared to carbon emitting materials like steel and concrete, therefore meeting CO Adaptive’s low-carbon design commitment. The project represents what is said to be the first use of CLT on a fully commercial building in New York City when it was completed in 2022. “This is the first project in New York City to use mass timber to transform an adaptive reuse building, and we hope it will lead by example, exemplifying the capacity of mass timber to simultaneously reduce our embodied carbon and reinvigorate our ageing building stock,” said CO Adaptive co-principal Ruth Mandl. CO Adaptive began the project soon after the client, The Mercury Store, purchased the building in 2017. Dating to 1902 and located in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal district, it had three previous lives: First, as the Royal Metal Furniture Company foundry; next, as a warehouse and storage facility; and prior to this renovation, as highly compartmentalised art studios and office space. Historically home to heavy industry, Gowanus district is currently undergoing a transformation catalysed by remediation efforts and substantial rezoning that allows for denser residential, commercial, and cultural sites. “Within the context of this evolving neighbourhood, our clients engaged us to design a space for creative expression through the sensitive transformation of a century-old building that recalls the community’s past,” said CO Adaptive co-principal Bobby Johnston. With this, CO Adaptive set out to restore the character of the heavy timber building, exposing and honouring its substantial wood trusses and reinforcing the double A-frame, while also adapting the building to meet the new programme. After years as an industrial and studio space, the building interior was highly compartmentalised and repairs were neglected. In response, the architects transformed it into an interconnected, spacious, and flexible environment for theatre rehearsals and performances. 16 WOOD IN ARCHITECTURE • ISSUE 2 – <strong>2023</strong>
BIG PICTURE 2 3 1 The architects set out to restore the character of the heavy timber building, exposing and honouring its substantial wood trusses and reinforcing the double A-frame 2 The architects transformed The Mercury Store into an interconnected, spacious, and flexible environment for theatre rehearsals and performances 3 Old longleaf pine timber was reconstituted while new insertions were made from CLT 4 New bleachers provide a central gathering and circulation zone that connects the main assembly space and breakout rooms to the upper level 5 Removed wood joists were reinserted as railing posts framing the bleacher opening warmth of real wood, but also wanted to avoid replacing it in the case of a big flood event,” explained Mandl. 4 “The new space has really fired people’s imaginations. It is a beautiful, practical, intentional space and it inspires, I hope, the artists to respond in the exact same way,” said Will Frears, director of The Mercury Store. New aluminium exterior cladding blends in with the industrial neighbourhood, while a new, unobtrusive entrance was carved in from the side alley, rather than the street-facing front. Additionally, new exterior insulation was applied to allow the interior exposure of existing brick walls, heavy timber trusses, and roof joists — all rich with decades of industrial patina — therefore reducing the need for additional interior materials and finishes. “Insulating the building from the exterior allowed us to expose the existing materials’ warmth, texture, and history of use; we even left intact the construction spray paint annotations on the exposed brick walls,” said Mandl. “This decision also reduced the need for interior finishes — like drywall and paint — that a project of this scale would typically require.” Across the interior, previously subdivided spaces were opened up and existing windows, 5 skylights, and clerestory were replaced or restored, permitting sunlight to penetrate all corners of the large square footprint. In an essential gesture, the existing ground floor of one half of the building was removed to create a lofty, double-height assembly space for theatrical rehearsals and performances. Exposed bricks bookend this area, while substantial floor-to ceiling accordion doors fold unobtrusively into one side at the room’s centre, available to bifurcate the space as needed. Responding to the project’s low-lying site and potential flood events, new demountable, sprung-wood flooring was installed across the main performance space, which lies a storey below grade. Designed collaboratively with Broadway set company Hudson Scenic, the system can be disassembled and relocated to higher ground by lifting the finish layer to access a puzzle of removable 3ft-by-6ft panels. “Because of the type of movement — dance, performance — happening in that space, it was important for the system to be a proper sprung-wood floor. The clients wanted the On the other half of the building, new bleachers provided a central gathering and circulation zone that connects the main assembly space and breakout rooms to the upper level, where two additional smaller studios and an administrative area complete the programme. Here, a new CLT floor structure with glue-laminated timber (glulam) columns and girders replaced existing joists and subfloor, allowing for large column spans, an open layout, and the existing heavy timber trusses to remain unaltered and exposed. Removed wood joists were reinserted as railing posts framing the bleacher opening, and an orange metal door, repurposed from a different area of the original building, hung from a new track separating the administrative offices from the main entry and circulation space. Above, two new skylights punched into the roof and created floods of natural light. Overall, the project exemplifies CO Adaptive’s commitment to low-carbon design thinking in three ways: first, in the evolution of existing building stock to support an innovative new use, simultaneously reducing demolition waste and engaging with the history of the site; second, in leveraging low-carbon alternatives to standard construction practices, with the application of CLT, in the required structural insertions; finally, in repurposing removed building materials to create architectural features, while minimising the use of virgin materials. WOOD IN ARCHITECTURE • ISSUE 2– <strong>2023</strong> 17
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