The Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York City
Residential/hospitality
Region: Hell New York
Sent by: CNY group
Owner: Management of the empire
Lead design company: Perkins Eastman
Construction Manager: CNY group
Structural Engineer and MEP: Head
Interior designer: Design Study by Martin Brudnizki
Restoration architect: AJLP Design Group
Shawn Basler, CO-CEO and Executive Director of Perkins Eastman. Specific case: It took 11 years to turn a former MCKIM, Mead and White bank, 120, designed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
An early obstacle was the approval of the Fundmarks preservation commission to add a tower to the original “mansion”, so he called the project owner. “Our team sought the city’s resources to discover a 1911 New York Times article that detailed a proposal for a” high loft “building, which helped convince the commission, says Alex Ohebshalom, CEO and founder of the hotel.
Needing to isolate the new third -floor ballroom acoustically to ensure that it did not interrupt the guests or hotel operations, the team used a cintetical slabs system to create a “box inside a box”. A new concrete slab on steel tubes contained 177 kinetic insulators linked to the bar was poured. Once the concrete was cured, each kinetic spring was granted in increases to lift the new slab above the old one, reaching the necessary air gap. Two layers of dry wall ceilings were installed, 6-12 inches, distance, subject to the kinetic springs to isolate the roof of the slab above.
The team created a new lobby and facade components that coincide with the design of the original structure.
Photo of William Abranowicz
Originally planned to be a three -star hotel, the building was updated to a 5 star during the project. A key challenge in this process was the re -elaboration of the glass design of the roof of the restaurant, says Ken Colao, president and CEO of the director of the construction CNY Group. “The weight of glass [required] A completely new design and required extensive planning to guarantee both viability and safety within the calendar and budget. “Colao credits a design assistance process to maintain the project.
To make necessary repairs of the building’s facade, the team restored existing elements while creating a new lobby and facade elements that coincide with historical design. “The mix of old and walnuts is what makes this hotel so special,” says Basler.
