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Formosa 1140 Illa Del Mar Ironhorse at Central Station 243 Broome Street and 97–99 Ludlow Street 1020 Pine Street 60 Richmond Housing Co-Op Tahiti Affordable Housing The Lacey Yale Steam Laundry Condominiums243 Broome Street and 97–99 Ludlow Street
Owner: Listom Inc.
Date Completed: February 2010
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Program: A mixed-use project that adds six residential floors spanning 7,200 square feet to an existing two-story, 3,000-square-foot commercial building on New York's Lower East Side. There are five one-bedroom units at 620 square feet and three three-bedroom duplexes at 990 square feet.
Design concept and solution: Campani and Schwarting wanted to add new floors of condos that would fit in with the surrounding neighborhood, and also preserve the existing structure so that its occupants could use their spaces during construction. To help the building fit in with the scale of nearby row houses, the architects divided the facade into two volumes and recessed the balconies. The windows are small toward the building's center but grow large at the corners, creating transparent edges that further lighten its silhouette. The red metal panel facade complements the red brick on the ground level and adds texture to contrast with the sleek glass. Bamboo flooring lightens the interiors, and the three-bedroom duplexes have double-height living rooms to further amplify the space.
Architect:
Campani and Schwarting Architects – CASA
150-3 East Main Street
Port Jefferson
New York 11777
Tel: 631.642.0228
Fax: 631.642.0042
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