Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects

Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  90000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Michael Moran
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Endicott, Allied Metals, Halo Floors, Asento
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Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects - Windows, Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. Boston Road provides 154 units of housing for formerly homeless people, many of them seniors and living with HIV/AIDS, as well as low-income working adults from the South Bronx.

Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects - Windows, Facade
© Michael Moran

The building’s internal layout places equal emphasis on private rooms and communal spaces. Shared areas include multi-purpose rooms to accommodate social services and tenant meetings. In addition, there is a large patio and garden, a roof terrace, computer lab, exercise room, bicycle storage and laundry.

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The colored metal panels in the façade both animate its surface and serve to recall the history of the site. The building stands in the Morrisania neighborhood, on the site of the farm owned by James Morris who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morris offered the farm to the new government as the future Capitol of the United States, however Washington DC won out.

Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects - Windows, Facade
© Michael Moran

The waving ceiling of the lobby also refers to the geology and topography of the site, where a large rock of schist stood exposed to the weather.

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Ground Floor Plan
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The building has been designed for Energy Star rating. Energy-efficient elements include a green roof and a building management system that regulates electrical, cooling, and lighting systems. Low and non-VOC content finishes are used throughout the interiors to provide a healthy environment for tenants.

Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects - Table, Windows, Countertop, Chair, Kitchen
© Michael Moran
Floor Plan
Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects - Windows, Facade, Cityscape
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Address:United States,1191 Boston Rd, Bronx, NY 10456, USA

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Cite: "Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects" 07 Aug 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/792776/boston-road-alexander-gorlin-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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