Shared vertical spaces and green areas. 450 Warren by SO- IL
13/03/2023.
[NY] USA
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New York-based architecture studio SO-IL completed its 450 Warren project, a building that breaks with tradition and seeks to create spaces where people can share moments. The building is located in Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York, located at the extreme western Long Island.
A space is projected where the main protagonists are the open and green areas defending the values of sustainability. Another important value of the studio is community life, which is why it creates shared spaces that encourage neighbours to interact and share moments together.
A space is projected where the main protagonists are the open and green areas defending the values of sustainability. Another important value of the studio is community life, which is why it creates shared spaces that encourage neighbours to interact and share moments together.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph byIwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
Ground floor plan. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
First floor plan. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
Second floor plan. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
4a dwelling. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
4c dwelling. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
Third floor plan. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
Fourth floor plan. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
Roof plan. 450 Warren, housing building SOIL.
SO-IL manages to create a perfect contrast between privacy and integration with neighbours, shared spaces and private spaces. The neighbours see when the others go out and come in, with this, they manage to encourage conversation between them and create a concept of communication between the inhabitants of the New York building.
The building is composed of several indoor and outdoor living areas to continue with the concept of community and socialize with the neighbours, large terraces extend into each outdoor space. The façade is made up of balconies leading from the main bedroom of the apartments and the windows of different sizes manage to create an atmosphere of changing natural light.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
The building is composed of several indoor and outdoor living areas to continue with the concept of community and socialize with the neighbours, large terraces extend into each outdoor space. The façade is made up of balconies leading from the main bedroom of the apartments and the windows of different sizes manage to create an atmosphere of changing natural light.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
Description of project by SO-IL
From row house brownstones to towers surrounded by green, the formerly industrial area of Gowanus is richly diverse in historic models of housing. A newly revitalized greenway adds to a specific context from which we question: What is a new model of living together?
Our design frees urban multi-unit dwellings from traditional protocols. We engage with what makes the city more livable: conversations with the outdoors and conversations with others.
We believe open space and green make living in proximity to one another more sustainable. Three courtyards create porosity to bring light and green deep within the site. A number of smaller structures open to the street and throughout the building. Textured masonry winds around each volume and courtyard, and shadows move across differing orientations to register the movement of the sun and the seasons.
A community means shared spaces for living and relaxing together, but also informal interaction. Neighbours see one another’s comings and goings across the way, and a shared entry courtyard encourages chat. Transparent materials allow light and changing seasons to permeate the building’s activity.
450 Warren, housing building SOIL. Photograph by Iwan Baan.
Community living is also about contrasting spaces for privacy and intimacy. Each apartment entry is directly from the exterior. A front porch begins the transition to private space, reminiscent of neighbourhood front stoops, a threshold between in and out, and communal and individual.
Living areas are a gradient of indoors and out, defined by their relationship to the landscape that fills the courtyards. Large terraces extend each living space outdoors. Intimate balconies create a buffer from the street for master bedrooms. Courtyards allow windows on three sides of every apartment. A mix of window sizes defines atmospheres of changing natural light and framed views of courtyards and the neighbourhood beyond.
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Architects
SO-IL. Principal-in-Charge.-Florian Idenburg. Principal.-Jing Liu.
Project Architect.-Ted Baab.
Project Architect.-Ted Baab.
Project team
Karilyn Johanesen, Deok Kyu Chung, Alek Tomich, Danny Wei, Mattia Chinellato.
Collaborators
Engineers. Structure.- Silman. MEP.- ABS. Envelope.- Laufs Engineering Design. Geotechnical.- GZA.
Consultants: Lighting.- Lighting Workshop. Landscape.- Brooklyn Grange, Gowanus Canal Conservancy. Expediter.- Vittaco. Specifications.- Aaron Pine.
Consultants: Lighting.- Lighting Workshop. Landscape.- Brooklyn Grange, Gowanus Canal Conservancy. Expediter.- Vittaco. Specifications.- Aaron Pine.
Cliente
Tankhouse.
General Contractor
KSK Construction Group.
Area
5,016 m².
Dates
2022.
Location
Brooklyn, USA.
Specifications
- Structural System
Primary structure.- Concrete. Thermal breaks.- Schoeck Isokorb
- Exterior Cladding
Metal mesh.- Carl Stahl 60mm x 2mm. Rainscreen.- Terrazzo masonry block (Stonext, Turkey). Masonry Concealed lintel system.- Fero. EIFS, ACM, or other: Sto Creativ Granite. Moisture barrier.- Soprema Sopraseal.
- Roofing
Built-up roofing.- Soprema SBS Roofing. Flashing.- Soprema Alsan. Green roof. Metropolder. Pavers.- Hannover Concrete.
- Windows
Metal frame.- Raynears SL38. Skylight.- Lamilux FE.
- Glazing
Glass.- Guardian Sunguard 70/37, Ultraclear.
- Doors
Entrances.- Blumcraft (Glass door). Metal doors.- M&D. Wood doors.- M&D. Interior Doors Frames.- EZ Jamb EZY SRC.
- Hardware
Locksets.- Yale 8800 TP. Clockets.- Rajack Offset Pivot.
- Interior Finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork.- Unix Cabinetry. Paints and stains.- Benjamin Moore. Floor and wall tile.- Daltile. Kitchen stone.- Rosa Portogallo.
- Lighting
Interior Downlights.- Lucifer CY3.
Primary structure.- Concrete. Thermal breaks.- Schoeck Isokorb
- Exterior Cladding
Metal mesh.- Carl Stahl 60mm x 2mm. Rainscreen.- Terrazzo masonry block (Stonext, Turkey). Masonry Concealed lintel system.- Fero. EIFS, ACM, or other: Sto Creativ Granite. Moisture barrier.- Soprema Sopraseal.
- Roofing
Built-up roofing.- Soprema SBS Roofing. Flashing.- Soprema Alsan. Green roof. Metropolder. Pavers.- Hannover Concrete.
- Windows
Metal frame.- Raynears SL38. Skylight.- Lamilux FE.
- Glazing
Glass.- Guardian Sunguard 70/37, Ultraclear.
- Doors
Entrances.- Blumcraft (Glass door). Metal doors.- M&D. Wood doors.- M&D. Interior Doors Frames.- EZ Jamb EZY SRC.
- Hardware
Locksets.- Yale 8800 TP. Clockets.- Rajack Offset Pivot.
- Interior Finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork.- Unix Cabinetry. Paints and stains.- Benjamin Moore. Floor and wall tile.- Daltile. Kitchen stone.- Rosa Portogallo.
- Lighting
Interior Downlights.- Lucifer CY3.
Photography
Iwan Baan.
Florian Idenburg, Jing Liu. SO-IL
Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO – IL) is an idea-driven design office founded by Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu in 2008, and is currently led together by Ilias Papageorgiou. With a global reach, it brings together extensive experience from the fields of architecture, academia and the arts. The firm has extensive recognition and prizes, including the Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League, the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program Award, and the AIA Young Architects Award. The office has received praise for many of its works including the design of the Frieze Art Fair New York, and for their largest building to date, the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California at Davis.
Partners.
Florian Idenburg, principal. Florian Idenburg (1975, the Netherlands) holds an MSc. in Architecture from Delft University of Technology. Prior to founding SO–IL, Idenburg gained eight years of experience at the practice of Pritzker laureates Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA. Idenburg is a recognized voice in academia and has held teaching positions at Harvard, Columbia, Princeton and the University of Kentucky.
Jing Liu, M Arch, principal. A native of China, Jing Liu received her education in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, concluding with a Master of Architecture from Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans. Liu has been a faculty member at The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University since 2009, and advises the Master’s thesis at Parsons The New School of Design. In addition to her professional and academic pursuits, Liu serves on the board of the Van Alen Institute.
Ilias Papageorgiou, partner. He was born in Athens, Greece. He holds a Diploma in Architecture from Aristotle University in Greece, and a Master's in Architecture from Harvard University. Papageorgiou has been with SO–IL since its inception in 2008 and has played a key role in the firm’s recognition and success. He became a partner in 2013. Besides practising, Papageorgiou is a frequent lecturer and visiting critic at various universities and has taught design studios at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Team.
Sooran Kim, associate, joined SO–IL in 2011 and relocated to Seoul to oversee the construction of the Kukje project. Sooran holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University.
Ted Baab, associate, joined SO–IL in 2011. Ted holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University.
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