957 Pacific Street building / Loadingdock5 Architecture

Apr 2009

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Housing , Selected , Loadingdock5, New York, Steel, USA

Architect: Loadingdock5 Architecture
Location: Brooklin, New York, USA
Project Team: Harry Knoll, Werner Morath and Sam Bargetz
Structural Engineering: Murray Engineering
MEP: Klein, Levin Engineering
Expediting: Joseph Fellner
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Marc Lins

Exterior

We moved all circulation as stairs, elevators and corridors to the perimeter of the building to create simple rectangular floor-through apartments.

The exterior corridors facing south also function as generous sized balconies, almost vertically stacked front porches.

Interior

The 18 apartments are nearly identical. They are about 800 sqft with the freestanding bathroom / kitchen unit separating the living area from the bedroom.

The bedroom can be further divided with a retractable wall into a bedroom / home office. The front and rear windows enable easy cross-ventilation.

: general floor plan

: section

: lattice perspective

7 comments »

Bronson says:

It’s a pleasant surprise and a reminder not to judge a book by it’s cover.

I really love the minimlist simplicity and stylish undercurrent. This is definitely my kind of living space.

Thanks for posting :)

# April 17, 2009 at 13:40

patentpolice says:

Developer should be commended for taking a risk and not following the standard developer formula. It seems like a long time since a NYC developer built something with elevators and stairs open to the outside. I’ve only seen that in low-income areas (LeFrak City, an old brick development in Cobble Hill), yet this project doesn’t recall that at all. Most developers would balk at an external stair, but this one (and the architect) saw an opportunity.

And smart use of FAR regulations, assuming those balconies don’t count against you. More total apt with same FAR.

Probably cold as hell in the winter, but good design. Plans are beautifully simple. LA living in Williamsburg.

# April 17, 2009 at 15:55

eg says:

Spelled Brooklyn wrong ;)

# April 18, 2009 at 12:29

Lucas Gray says:

Nice project. It would be great if the screens on the facades were solar panels or evacuated tubes or something. I like the simplicity of the interior design.

# April 19, 2009 at 08:52

Franco says:

Keep it fun, guys!

# April 21, 2009 at 20:33

John says:

I walked past this building the other day… very interesting design but there’s a huge hole in the ceiling on the 4th floor. Looks like there’s some design/build issues still outstanding!

# April 30, 2009 at 13:51