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Architects: Dattner Architects
- Area: 431300 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Field Condition, Michael Anton, Pavel Bendov
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Manufacturers: Endicott, Fiandre, Assa Abloy, Bega, DuPont, Sherwin-Williams, Acorn, Acuity Brands, Advantex Solutions, Allcraft, Apogee, Armstrong Ceilings, Carlisle SynTec, Centria, Cooper Lighting, Daltile, Elkay, Fiandre USA Nihon, Formica, Gamma, +21
Text description provided by the architects. The Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage, overlooking the Hudson River at the corner of Spring Street and West Street, houses three district garages for the NYC Department of Sanitation. The new multi-story building accommodates over 150 sanitation vehicles including trucks, front-end loaders, salt spreaders, heavy-equipment wreckers, and personnel vehicles; separate vehicle wash and personnel facilities for each district; and centralized fueling and repair facilities. The double-skin façade wraps the curtain wall with 2,600 custom, perforated, metal fins, vertically articulating and lighting the building’s massing. Operable for the occupied spaces, the fins reduce solar heat gain and glare, create an ethereal wrapper to obscure mechanical louvers, and shield the view of headlights from neighbors. An extensive 1.5 acre green roof softens views from neighboring buildings, protects the roof membrane, and enhances storm water retention and thermal performance.
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