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Architects: COOKFOX Architects
- Area: 360405 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Chris Payne / Esto
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Manufacturers: MetalTech-USA, Atlantic Link, Carnegie, DiFama Concrete, Flat Vernacular, Flor, McGrory Glass, NY Stone, Omnia Industries, Stone Source, Tsar Carpet
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Lead Architects: Rick Cook, Darin Reynolds, Brandon Specketer, Simon Willett
Text description provided by the architects. 550 Vanderbilt is a 278-unit residential building located in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The design and construction are driven by two prominent features of the surrounding neighborhood: the architectural character of the streetscape, and eight acres of new, publicly accessible greenspace that defines the site. The resulting relationship between landscape and architecture make 550 Vanderbilt a fitting transition between the streetscape and the new park, designed to pull in nature at all scales for the health and well-being of its residents. It is a project that mediates between the smaller scale of the brownstone and the creation of a sustainable, higher density urbanism.
