Location
56 East 93rd Street
Completion
2003
Client
The Spence School
Square Footage
35,000 SF
Architect
Platt Byard Dovell White
The Spence School
Sciame was the Construction Manager responsible for the The Spence School Project in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The project involved the excavating and shoring of an existing historic landmark building. Thirty feet of bedrock beneath the building had to be removed in order to construct a gymnasium.
The project also required the removal of ninety percent of the interiors. Additional work to the building included extensive restructuring and the construction of a fifth floor to match the existing structure. The Spence School is positioned in the middle of the Carnegie Hill residential area, which has a private school to the east, a bookstore and restaurant to the West. Rock removal was coordinated not to conflict with exam schedules and hammering was curtailed during lunch periods.
To assuage abutting neighbor concerns, an 80’ high rear brick property wall was shored and stabilized while two of the three brick wythes were removed and a new foundation was poured in sections below.
Project Awards
NY Construction News – Best of 2003
Institutional Award of Merit
131 Duane Street - June 2021. Project Team:
Client: New York Residence Inc. Architect: @jonathanschlossarchitect 📹: @aaronthompsonphoto #nyc #underconstruction #jobsite #constructionworker
Perelman Performing Arts Center at WTC // June 2021 @rexarchitecture @davisbrodybond @silman.structural @brookfieldproperties @theportauthority_ny_nj @cimolai_group @stonebridgeerectors @jarosbaumbolles @mka_inc @long_island_concrete
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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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