Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A building with a double purpose, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is meant to house its works, and incorporate learning into its very design. Part of a $46 million expansion, the recent renovation doubled the amount of space while providing a street presence the former 1970s designed exterior sorely lacked. The use of steel allowed the creation of long truss spans and cantilevers that provides space for glass openings along the street, making it the most unique building in the neighborhood.
Brooklyn, NY
A building with a double purpose, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is meant to house its works, and incorporate learning into its very design. Part of a $46 million expansion, the recent renovation doubled the amount of space while providing a street presence the former 1970s designed exterior sorely lacked. The use of steel allowed the creation of long truss spans and cantilevers that provides space for glass openings along the street, making it the most unique building in the neighborhood.
Owner: New York City Department of Design and Construction New York, NY
Architect: Rafael Viñoly Architects PC New York, NY
Structural Engineer: Dewhurst MacFarlane & Partners New York, NY
Mechanical Engineer: ARUP New York, NY
Construction Manager: Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ
Structural Steel Fabricators and Erectors: Steel Co./Metropolitan Steel Industries, Inc. Sinking Spring, PA
Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators: Transcontinental Steel Newark, NJ
Architectural Metal Erectors: W&W Glass Systems, Inc. Nanuet, NY
Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Transcontinental Steel Newark, NJ
Curtain Wall Erector: W&W Glass Systems, Inc. Nanuet, NY
Metal Deck Erector: A.C. Associates Lyndhurst, NJ