New Zoning Proposal Could Bring 1,200 Acres of Rooftop Farms to NYC

A new proposal by the Department of City Planning would allow commercial buildings throughout the city to be topped with rooftop farms or greenhouses without increasing the building’s floor area ratio and height restrictions. According to a study by the Urban Design Lab, this amendment could bring almost 1,200 acres of rooftop farms to the city. The zoning proposal was spurred by the popularity of rooftop farms such as the expanding Brooklyn Grange.

The Outsider Art Fair Brings Upcycled Artworks to New York City

This past weekend, the 20th annual Outsider Art Fair brought art galleries from around the world to Midtown. Highlighting artists with no formal training, the booths celebrated artists who are outside of the cultural main stream. Inhabitat was on hand to enjoy the unique artworks, with many of our favorites made withsustainable and recycled materials! Red Truck Gallery’s Andres Basurto makes beautiful glass skull sculptures entirely from broken bottles. Using specific beer bottles, he assembles the evidence of a night of drinking into the symbol of macabre, a skull.

The Greatest Grid Exhibit Showcases Manhattan’s Transformation From Farmland to City Streetscape

The Museum of the City of New York’s latest exhibition celebrates Manhattan’s historic transformation from farmland into the highly organized street system it is today. “The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011,” takes visitors on the journey from the former rocky terrain to our current city streets. Through extensive historical maps, photographs, and paintings, the story of how Manhattan came to be comes alive before your eyes.

Chelsea Steampunk Apartment is Lit by Repurposed 32-Foot Long Zeppelin LED Lamp

If you’re a fan of recycled marine elements and the Steampunk aesthetic, then your dream apartment may very well be in Chelsea! On the market through the CORE GROUP NYC real estate, this surreal apartment on West 29th Street pad is more like living in a movie set than New York. A repurposed 32-foot long vintage zeppelin lined with programmable LED lights sets the tone for this unique apartment that's chock-full of repurposed retro industrial pieces.

Urban Townhouse by Peter Gluck & Partners Features a Dazzling Water-Cut Rainscreen

Strolling through the historic neighborhoods of New York City, one can't help but take a peek inside the glowing parlor floors of the beautiful brownstones lining the quiet streets. This Urban Townhouse designed by Peter Gluck and Partners is a cozy home that certainly doesn't fit the mold of brick, mortar, and stone - instead it features a dazzling patterned rain screen facade that provides privacy for residents while adding beauty to the streetscape.

Crazy Subterranean Portal Under Central Park Records NYC’s Biggest Historical Moments

Syracuse University graduate Jeff Kamuda's "Excavating Wilderness" design concept explores the tension that exists between the built environment and wilderness through a wild subterranean space beneath Central Park. The mile-long space extends from the Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street to theAmerican Museum of Natural History at 77th Street and features three main parts that rely on the sun and underground exposed rock to illuminate key moments in New York City's history.

Ground Up Designers Create Anti-Gun Violence Public Art Installation for Crow Hill Community Garden

The Ground Up Designers have an innovative proposal for the Crow Hill Community Garden. Capped by a canopy of colored plastic cuffs that donors can buy at local businesses, the public art garden will help the community join together and bring awareness to end violence in Crown Heights. As donations increase, so will the colorful canopy that will act as a welcoming cover for the garden and outdoor event space below. Ground Up has launched a Kickstarter campaignto raise funding for the first part of the project, officially called “Art Not Arrests.”

Mercedes House by Ten Arquitectos Looks Like a Green Stairway to the Sky in NYC

Environmentally conscious luxury condos are popping up all over Manhattan lately, and Mercedes House is no exception. This incredible 1.3 million square foot compound features just about everything, including over 800 residential units, dozens of commercial and storage spaces, horse stables for the NYPD, and of course, a state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz dealership. With a sparkling LED-lit lobby by Leeser Architects and so many rooftop gardens even Central Park would be envious, the Mercedes House is a green oasis on Manhattan's riverside edge.

Dozens of Beautiful Terrariums Now on Display at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The trees may be bare and the flowers aren't in bloom, but that doesn't mean Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a waste in the winter. Inside the Garden's Steinhardt Conservatory, already lush with greenery, a new terrarium exhibit brings new life with dozens of intricate miniature plant worlds. Created by Jennifer Williams, the Garden's curator of interior displays, the delicate terrariums are currently on display alongside artworks by the Brooklyn-based artist Jae Hi Ahn. Ahn uses simple artificial materials like plastic tubes and wires to build flowing installations that evoke organic forms and plants, which pay tribute to the natural world encapsulated in the terrariums.

Long Island Green Dome is the World’s Largest Wooden Residential Dome!

Looking at Kevin Shea's giant circular house, you can't help but think of Pauly Shore and the fabricated Bio-dome of the movies. Standing 45 feet high, the Long Island Green Dome is the largest residential geodesic dome in the world. Boasting a LEED certification, integrated solar, wind, and geothermal energy, this off the map Long Island home is one of the most sustainableresidences in the New York area.

Sustainable Food Shop & Cafe Haven’s Kitchen Opens Near Union Square

If you love the Union Square Greenmarket, you’ll love the newHaven’s Kitchen just a few blocks away. Occupying a historic carriage house on 17th Street, Haven’s Kitchen is a veritablesustainable food wonderland, offering cooking classes, specialty foods, and freshly-made food from a café. Founded by Alison Schneider, the collective’s mission is to show New York that "eating sustainably is synonymous with eating well."

Molloy College’s New Campus Center by BRB Architects is a LEED-Seeking Student Space

BRB Architects have just put the finishing touches on the new Campus Center for Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. Known as a commuter college, Molloy's new and improved student quad area is designed to bring more life and activity to the spacious and underutilized Long Island campus. The LEED-seeking 57,000 square foot building and main quad area will become Molloy's new "public square" complete with a cafe, lounges, study rooms, a book store, and even an art gallery.

12×12 Design Competition Calls for Entrants to Upcycle Historic NYC Buildings Into Contemporary Furniture

Calling all New York furniture designers! Third Ward, Build it Green NYC and Sawkill Lumber Company have launched the 12 x 12 design contest, a unique opportunity to repurpose a piece of New York’s past. Twelve lucky designers will be chosen to recycle materials from twelve historic sites in New York City into innovative furniture pieces, which will then be exhibited at Spring 2012 Design Week!

Five Queens Public Libraries to Receive Energy Retrofits and Create Green Education Programs

The Queens Library Foundation announced this week that it is partnering with the Community Environmental Center (CEC) of Long Island City to retrofit five branches of the Queens Library and create green education programs for the community. The $250,000 project is funded by the Greening Western Queens Fund of North Star Fundand is set to begin by the end of the month.

Bronx Couple Set Up a Sustainable Urban Fish Farm in 50-Gallon Recycling Bins

Not far from the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point, Christopher Toole is doing a little fishing of his own. Leaving behind a life of financial planning, Toole and his girlfriend Anya Pozdeeva have set up shop as urban fish farmers. Dozens of 50-gallon plastic recycling bins make up the couple’s fish farm, where they are raising tilapia and other fish. The fish are part of a small urban farm at a Bronx Community Center, where an herb garden is fertilized by the fish’s waste.

Boards and Beans Offers Custom Reclaimed Wood Furniture and Fair Trade Coffee in the East Village

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Pier 15 by SHoP Architects and Ken Smith Opens on the East River Waterfront Esplanade

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NYC Area to Receive $30 Million to Fund Large-Scale Solar Power Projects

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent 2012 State of the State address put an emphasis on boosting renewable energy resources this year, and his initiatives are already being put into action. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the state Public Service Commission (PSC) recently announced that they will allocate $30 million for much needed solar energy funding. The large scale solar projects will produce renewable energy for New York City and the Hudson Valley.

Mac Premo Turns a Disused Dumpster into a Mobile Art Gallery Filled With 500 Items

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LEED Platinum Office Building by Cook + Fox Architects to Rise Beside the High Line

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Interboro Partners Recycle MoMA PS1 Installation By Giving Components to the Community

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Michael Neff Hangs Discarded Christmas Trees to Create a Pine-Scented Installation Under the BQE

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LearningSpring School for Autistic Students in NYC Earns LEED Gold Certification

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Governor Cuomo Proposes Abandoning NYC’s Javits Convention Center For New Queens Complex

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The New Fulton Street Transit Center Will Be Daylit By a Soaring Conical Oculus

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High Line Structural Engineering: Elevating the Design of New York’s Preserved Rail

by Leonel Ponce, 06/27/11

filed under: Architecture,Green Space,Manhattan

Our extensive coverage of Section 2 of the High Line has concentrated on the aesthetic and architectural experience of the park created by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro and landscape designers James Corner/Field Operations. The design team has received much of the credit for this unprecedented urban intervention, and rightly so, but none of it would have been possible without the innovative work by structural engineering firms Robert Silman Associates and Buro Happold. Faced with the challenge of incorporating a modular building system into an existing structure, the structural team devised simple details and quickly adapted to field conditions in order to renovate and create a park that preserves resources while seamlessly incorporating 21st century urban infrastructure.

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Robert Silman Associates were in charge of stabilization, repairs and other engineering services for the original structure, including a survey of the High Line’s existing condition pre-park. Having endured decades of aging and abandonment, the elevated rail was in bad shape; significant portions of the steel structure had rusted away, and some of the concrete had crumbled off.

To repair the riveted structure, doubler plates have been bolted with 7/8” diameter bolts over deteriorated sections of the web. Where extensive damage limited the stability of the beam flanges, the sections were cut back, and new double angles bolted on. In cases where stairs cut through existing girders and stringers, engineers had to keep the ends of cut beams in order to preserve the riveted connection with other members; this resulted in an aesthetic that showcases the sawed-through structure as one ascends to the park, playfully highlighting the structural heritage preserved on site.

Starting from the rehabilitated structure of the repaired High Line, Buro Happold’s role focused on structural engineering supporting new landscaping and architectural features. The most challenging aspect of the design is the difference in thermal expansion and contraction of existing and new structures, and possible deflections due to uneven loading conditions. A rigorous system of expansion joints at every 138 feet is installed, falling in line with the original structure’s repaired joints. At these locations, 12 foot long precast concrete paving planks atop sleeper beams 6 feet apart create a saw-tooth joint, where each paver moves to the opposite side of the joint as its neighbors. Each joint is covered with a thin aluminum plate, concealing the structural gymnastics from visitors.

Stairs and elevator shafts are accommodated by cutting existing steel girders, slabs and beams, requiring a high level of coordination between Robert Silman and Buro Happold. In most cases, main structural girders are preserved and only minor beams removed. But on 14th Street, stairs cut through critical girders and an elevator sits along an expansion joint. The team resolves this by building the elevator completely on one side of the joint, using its framing to transfer loads from the cut girder to the ground.

Some key features of the High Line’s first section required all of the engineers’ ingenuity. Tenth Avenue Square, which descends as a bleacher through original girders, requires extensive reinforcement and the establishment of a new framing system. The transformation of this space into a viewing platform is made possible by cutting out web openings in an existing 10-ft deep girder. Remaining steel is reinforced by box beams, mimicking a Verendiel truss to transfer necessary loads and allow views of the street.

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