Location
Brooklyn, NY
Completion
2007
Client
The Neptune Foundation
Square Footage
20,000 SF
Architect
Jonathan Kirschenfeld Associates
The Floating Pool
Sciame was the Construction Manager responsible for the construction of the the Floating Pool project, which was inspired by the floating baths of the late nineteenth century. The Neptune Foundation commissioned the design and construction of a prototype for a new generation of movable waterfront pools for recreationally underserved communities.
The Floating pool was built within an existing steel deck barge 80’ by 260’. Locker rooms, bathrooms, showers, a spray pool and a snack bar are collected around a raised court and terrace overlooking the seven lane, 25 meter swimming pool. The retrofitted barge is reached by two dramatic aluminum gangways and accommodates 170 swimmers at one time.
The initial work, performed in a shipyard in Louisiana, had been delayed. Sciame was responsible for planning and overseeing all construction activities from the time the barge (shell) arrived in NYC through the grand opening on July 4, 2007.
Project Awards
International Design Awards (IDA)
First Place/Renovation Category
Building Brooklyn Awards
Brooklyn Innovator Category
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Best Pool for 2008
Municipal Art Society of New York
MASterworks Best Neighborhood Catalyst Award
Cooper-Hewit National Design Award
Runner Up, People’s Design Award
Dwell Magazine
Nice Modernist
Jonathan Kirschenfeld Associates
Honor Award
131 Duane Street - June 2021. Project Team:
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Project Spotlight: New York City Center Renovation Project @nycitycenter
Location: 131 West 55th Street | Completion: 2011 | Size: 165,000 SF / 2,200 Seat Theater | Client: New York City Center | Architect: @enneadarchitects
Exterior Restoration Architect: @dattnerarch | LEED Silver
Sciame was the Construction Manager responsible for the renovation of the New York City Center. The center produces the Tony-honored Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert® series and is home to some of the country’s leading dance companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Paul Taylor Dance Company and Morphoses, as well as Manhattan Theatre Club, one of New York’s leading theater companies.
Sciame Construction along with Ennead Architects were responsible for the exterior restoration and interior renovations necessary for the landmarked theater’s ongoing mission of making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience. This two-phased project included the façade restoration and theater back-of-house interior renovations over an extended summer period in 2010, followed by a major renovation and restoration of its historic interiors in the summer of 2011.
The interior work included replacing stage technical systems with state-of-the-art equipment, improved auditorium seating and sightlines, expanded restrooms and concession areas, and the restoration of historic paint and lighting. The project dramatically improved amenities for both artists and audiences.
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2006 - Bronx Library Center | 310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx | 80,000 SF | Client: New York Public Library | Architect: Richard Dattner & Partners Architects | LEED: Silver | 📸: Jeff Goldberg / @estophoto
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Sciame was the Construction Manager responsible for the Bronx Library Center, which was created with one major goal: to serve as the central library of the Bronx’s thirty-four branch libraries.
The Bronx Library Center is the first NYPL branch to be LEED certified. The building includes many sustainable features, such as use of daylight, lighting controls, enhanced ventilation, and energy efficient systems that make use of “green” recycled and regional materials. Sciame was able to meet the challenge of obtaining a LEED Silver Rating while keeping the project under budget and ahead of schedule.
The 80 foot high, five-story building features a distinctive swooping roof design, a complex high performance curtain wall that provides natural light while preventing glare, and granite on the exterior that complements the brick texture of the library’s surrounding neighborhood.
Interiors feature natural materials such as granite wall surfaces, clear maple millwork, and terrazzo floors. The dramatic sloping ceiling on the fourth floor is clad with perforated acoustic maple panels, as are the walls in the 150-seat auditorium located on the concourse level.
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