Articulation Curbs NYC "Dirt Factor"

433 Broadway walks a fine line between historic form and modern function, visually blending in to Manhattan’s historic SOHO district. Owned by Cubico, it is the first building entirely devoted to shared workspace constructed from the ground up. With this came a host of design challenges to allow varied companies to coexist—and thrive—within the same workspace. “Because it is being used by any number of different people, we wanted it to be as general and anonymous as possible,” says Nelson Vega, Associate Principal, AIA, RKTB Architects. RKTB also set out to avoid enclosed spaces that would block daylight from getting deep into each floor, with a lot of interior

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Paving Systems

Rolling Along

Grasspave2, Gravelpave2 and Beachrings 2 from Invisible Structures allow ADA-compliant access for areas typically difficult to access for wheelchair-bound or disabled individuals. Simple but highly effective components buried just below the surface, plastic cylinders allow the normally uneven surface to provide uniform resistance to walkers, bikers or wheel chairs, meeting ADA standards for public park and recreational facilities.

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Exterior Panels/Cladding

Creating a Culture of Performance

The goal of creating a culture that is true to New Belgium’s mission is what made translucent sandwich panels such a prominent feature of the company’s brewery in Asheville, N.C. “Culture isn’t what you say; it’s about what you do... We believe that our dedication to high involvement culture and a loving, high performing workforce sets us apart.” This is the message the people at the New Belgium Brewing Co. want you to know about them and the way they foster a productive and engaged workforce. The goal of creating a culture that is true to New Belgium’s mission is what made Kalwall translucent sandwich panels such a prominent feature of the

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Contract Furnishings

Multi-Task Panels

Universal Height Adjustable Screens allow workstation panels to suit a variety of tasks whether sitting, standing or collaborating. By adjusting the height, users can control acoustic and visual privacy of the workspace with the screen. Raise or lower the screen to the desired level of privacy with a simple pull or push. At its full height, the screen provides complete visual privacy. When fully depressed, the screen virtually disappears to create an inviting, collaborative space. The screens adjust seamlessly and quietly.

Case Study

Stone/Masonry

Suspended Animation

On the campus side, light-colored brick, along with concrete, predominates, drawing on the limestone shades of the school’s oldest structures. The town side, however, features brick in deep red tones. For this building, New York City-based Weiss/Manfredi brought those downtown hues onto campus, combining millennia-old masonry technology with cutting-edge architecture to create a high-performance structure that’s also become a teaching tool.Aiming for LEED Platinum certification, Weiss/Manfredi’s architects selected brick that was produced locally. And they got their own lessons in how brick is fired and in how its color can shift based on how it’s produced from suppli

Case Study

Exterior Panels/Cladding

Customization and Cost Savings

Metal wall panels save money and add interest at the University of Texas. The University of Texas at Tyler created plans to add a STEM and business building to its expanding campus to attract students from across the country. The original specification called for aluminum composite material (ACM) to match metal wall panels on the College of Pharmacy Building. However, the construction team was looking for an alternative to save money and speed up installation. Additionally, the design team was not willing to compromise on design, so they wanted a system which could expand their creative possibilities. The team was also looking for alternatives for the wood soffit. They needed something

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September 16, 2020 by Jim Crockett

Trigger Warning

Just before I started writing this, the streetsweeper meandered past my window, effectively ending my morning meditation. Beyond agitation, the name of the company triggered an avalanche of reveries, ironically, triggering inspiration for this blog. “Elgin” was the sobriquet on the side of the vehicle; it made me smirk because my son pronounces it with a hard “G,” opposed to the infamous British booze. Because my mind is somewhat warped, I Googled the derivation of the name, as I knew it had something to do with Scotland. A far northern city, it is famous for its ruined cathedral, which burnt down not even 20 years after its first stone was laid. That triggered another memory of the same son standing before the copper inlaid doors of St. Anne De Beaupre outside of Quebec City. That triggered thoughts of glass doors (for HVAC purposes) placed before the sentinel doors of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, whose renovation and retrofit we covered earlier this year (JAN). Enough! I’ll be at the dawn of time soon. Here are a few products, including fire-resistive glazing, that might keep such glorious spiritual structures and the like, going for another century.

Advances

Wall Coverings

Taking and Ideal Line

Seventeen stations, 15 km of tunnels, and eight years of construction, the Cityringen underground line in Copenhagen, designed by Arup, is open. It connects the city center with three previously unconnected districts and a neighboring city. Taking inspiration from the surroundings, each entrance was given a unique design. Ceramic panels made by MOEDING were used in the façade of seven stations, including red glazed LONGOTON panels measuring 343 mm × 2847 mm.

Case Study

Lighting & Controls

Lighting Reformation

The Cathedral of Siena is one of Italy’s most important Gothic buildings. Inside, visitors are amazed by the unique mosaic floor consisting of more than 50 ornately decorated marble surfaces. In this new century, the church wished to highlight these treasures with more modern technology, specifically discreet, but powerful lighting fixtures that could throw light from distances more than 80 ft.—and be controlled in a more user-friendly fashion. Lighting designer Marco Nereo Rotelli was awarded the task and specified high-precision ERCO lighting tools for the purpose. The latter, in turn, employed Bluetooth Casambi technology to enable the lights to be simply controlled wirelessly

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Contract Products/Accessories

Retrofit Options to Remodel your Office

When it comes to reimagining your office design, usually the biggest factor is budgetary constraints. Outfitting an entire office with new furniture is not always in the cards, so sometimes the best option is to start small and consider the details that can make a big impact without breaking the bank to maximize your design potential. The best place to start is supplying your furniture with convenient power ports that will add function to your space. When you don’t have the option to permanently install new power grommets by drilling and cutting into your desk, you can still make big waves with clamp-on edge mount power supplies that affix to the back of the desk or mount underneath th

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Articulation Curbs NYC "Dirt Factor"

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Rolling Along

Creating a Culture of Performance

Multi-Task Panels

Suspended Animation

Customization and Cost Savings

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Trigger Warning

Taking and Ideal Line

Lighting Reformation

Retrofit Options to Remodel your Office