September 01, 2003
Sky Gardens: Travels in Landscape Architecture
- Chelsea Residence, located at West 24th St. is a gut rehab of the McBurney YMCA and will be a 207 unit facility providing community based living and counseling services for at risk teens and the formerly homeless. It is halfway through construction and nearing the point where the installation of green roof systems will begin.
- Miracle Makers, located at 1013-1029 Broadway, in Brooklyn is gut rehab of an existing 4-story loft building and new construction of a 5-story building that will have a total of 101 mini studio apartments and communal facilities, specifically designed to house veterans and senior citizens.
- Georgia's Place, Brooklyn is construction of a new apartment complex of 48 mini studio units designed to house senior citizens and persons with disabilities, also providing support services.
- Newburgh Hotel, Newburgh NY is a gut rehabilitation of the Newburgh Hotel, a large 120,000 square foot facility in downtown Newburgh. It will provide 120 supportive housing units, artist housing with communal studio space, an arts center, and social services.
OCV principal Richard Vitto states, "The roofs are being designed for maximum aesthetic appeal, function, and recreational purposes. Communal space is crucial to these types of projects as it is a vital part of the supportive housing foundation. The green roof provides a perfect blend of function, beauty, efficiency, and community conscience." Richard believes that higher initial costs can be addressed through monitoring and education. "Currently, there is no vehicle in place that will translate the long term savings in reduced operations costs into funds that will allow us to provide these measures during the construction process. Education of funding agencies and the general public is also a key - As we complete projects which have green roofs and as the benefits can be more clearly demonstrated, people will begin to change their thinking regarding them and view them as a logical way to cover a building."
Posted on September 1, 2003 11:37 AM|Permalink
TrackBack
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://makingabetternewyork.com/blog-mt/mt-tb.fcgi/19
Recent News
- Bronx Institution Moves Into New Home, Celebrating A Facelift for Itself and the Bronx
- SHNNY Honors the YWCA Binghamton As “Residence of the Year”
- Major Milestone For Sustainability, Supportive Housing In NYC Goes Green
- GMDC and OCV Architects preserve small business manufacturing in Brooklyn, winning the BBA 2009 Historic Preservation award.
- OCV Architects Designs Serviam Gardens: Turning a Bronx Convent into Green Mixed-Use Senior Apartments
- OCV Architects is making a better New York by bringing LEED Silver standards to Supportive Housing in the Bronx
- Designing for the Past, Present and Future at Preston High School
- Serviam Gardens: Affordable Green Living for Bronx Seniors
- OCV Architects: Making A Better New York with a Cinderella Story YWCA
- OCV Architects Design Eclectic New Manhattan ‘It’ Club: Haven
How We Make A Better New York
- Commercial
- Educational Architecture
- Green Architecture
- Historic Preservation
- New Construction
- OCV in the News
- Restaurants&Clubs
- Senior Housing
- Supportive Housing
Friends and Partners
- New York City Housing Authority
- Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation
- U.S. Green Building Council
- A.I.A.
- Common Ground
- The Phipps Houses Group
- Palladia Inc.
- Enterprise Development Corporation
- Bianchi: Design and Strategy
- Anyway Artists
Search This Site
© 2006
About the firm:
Oaklander, Coogan and Vitto, P.C., is a versatile, client-driven architecture firm serving the New York Metropolitan area since 1973. Specializing in affordable and special-needs housing, the firm has partnered with many notable urban housing authorities and development groups to create multi-family housing, private homes, commercial spaces, schools, churches and community centers with great respect for each site’s urban landscape, history and culture.
OCV is also a member of The U.S. Green Building Council
