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Residence with unitized glass façade utilizes terra cotta and low e-coated glass for LEED Platinum certification.

Visionaire at Battery Park

New York City, New York

Description

Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, Manhattan’s only LEED Platinum Certified residential property stands prominently at the gateway to Ellis Island in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan. A mixture of terra cotta, low-e coated glass, and glazed photovoltaic panels, the 37-story façade blends well with the surrounding buildings.

Benson’s scope was comprised of all elements of the main façade above the storefront including tenant garden terraces, penthouse cladding, handrails, and high span glass courtyard walls. Curved walls were seamlessly constructed with the use of multiple custom mullion sets on each of the four elevations. Slight variations designed into each mullion shape facilitated the variable angle between each wall module necessary to create the overall curve of the building.

Casement windows were included throughout the inhabited space, and a full-wrap louver system was installed on the mechanical floors along with the P.V. panels. The 2nd through 5th floors involved a 3-story open space to house the Battery Park Conservancy and all the equipment needed for the upkeep of the neighborhood parks and greenways. This area involved a series of vertically operated awning, hopper windows and handset terra cotta rain screen over a concrete wall.

Facts & Figures
FEATURES

With Terra Cotta

MARKET SEGMENT

Residential

REGION

Eastern US

YEAR COMPLETED

2009

ARCHITECT(S)

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

ARCHITECT OF RECORD

–

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Turner Construction Company

CLIENT/BUILDING OWNER

–

CONSULTANT

Israel Berger & Associates

SUSTAINABILITY RATING

LEED Platinum

FLOORS

–

GLASS TYPE

1″ VE1-2M, 1/2″ air

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Glass, operable windows, photovoltaic panels, terra cotta, terrace doors

Residence with unitized glass façade utilizes terra cotta and low e-coated glass for LEED Platinum certification.

Visionaire at Battery Park

New York City, New York

Description

Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, Manhattan’s only LEED Platinum Certified residential property stands prominently at the gateway to Ellis Island in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan. A mixture of terra cotta, low-e coated glass, and glazed photovoltaic panels, the 37-story façade blends well with the surrounding buildings.

Benson’s scope was comprised of all elements of the main façade above the storefront including tenant garden terraces, penthouse cladding, handrails, and high span glass courtyard walls. Curved walls were seamlessly constructed with the use of multiple custom mullion sets on each of the four elevations. Slight variations designed into each mullion shape facilitated the variable angle between each wall module necessary to create the overall curve of the building.

Casement windows were included throughout the inhabited space, and a full-wrap louver system was installed on the mechanical floors along with the P.V. panels. The 2nd through 5th floors involved a 3-story open space to house the Battery Park Conservancy and all the equipment needed for the upkeep of the neighborhood parks and greenways. This area involved a series of vertically operated awning, hopper windows and handset terra cotta rain screen over a concrete wall.

Facts & Figures
FEATURES

With Terra Cotta

MARKET SEGMENT

Residential

REGION

Eastern US

YEAR COMPLETED

2009

ARCHITECT(S)

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

ARCHITECT OF RECORD

–

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Turner Construction Company

CLIENT/BUILDING OWNER

–

CONSULTANT

Israel Berger & Associates

SUSTAINABILITY RATING

LEED Platinum

FLOORS

–

GLASS TYPE

1″ VE1-2M, 1/2″ air

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Glass, operable windows, photovoltaic panels, terra cotta, terrace doors

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