metamorphosis, sunset park historic preservation, adaptive reuse, infill lots , evgueni sosa,

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Metamorphosis


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eface:With the growing demand for for resources and shelter. We are seeing the aects that

occur when we do not protect our Historic districts and the charecters that have evolved from

there evolution. It is not simply to ignore the growing necessities but to address them in a

manner that take into consideration the excisting Architecture and charecter of the neighbor

hood. In this study we will discuss Sunset Park and how its designation as a Historic district h

not stopped its progessive dismantling and inconsiderate developement. It is crucial to unde

stand what is happening in the developement of historic districts as they will allow us to mai

tain a connection with our past. We will discuss Sunset Park and how rezoning has led to its

distruction . We will further evaluate Inll lot precedents and adaptive Reuse precidents in co

nation with sunset Parks unique charecter to propose design considerations that will allow

Sunset Park to fullll its destiny to become an Eclectic Community full of life energy and iden

cation throught the understanding of its past present and quikly approaching Future.

ontents : Sunset Park Historic District National Registry

Sunset Park Industrial Architecture

Sunset Park Religious Architecture

Sunset Park Residential Architecture

Sunset Park Rezoning

Rezoning Analysis

Sunset Park New Developements

Inll Lots Precedents

Adaptive reuse Precedents

Proposed inll Design Developement Considerations

Proposed Adaptive Reuse Developement Considerations

Proposed Public Spaces

Community Culture Analysis


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BATBrooklyn Army Terminal


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Designed by Cass Gilbert (the architect of

the Woolworth Building) and built inseventeen months in 1918 and 1919, the vemillion square-foot Terminal complexwas the largest military supply base in the US upthrough WWII. In the decades following that war,the BAT became less essential to the federal

government; in 1964 it was deemed unnecessaryfor national defense. It was unused for most of the1960s, but in the 1970s, the City of New York began

leasing space from the feds. In 1981 the City

of New York bought the complex, with the intention ofrestoring it for use as a light-manufacturing warehouse. In the 1980s, City spent $86.4 million to renovate2.2 million square feet of the complex. Since then, things have

slowed down, and from 1990 to 2001, $41.5 millio

n has been spent to renovate 900,000 square feet. The nal renovation phase was completed in 2003.


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Bush Terminal


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St. Michaels


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ROW HOUSES


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The Charecter of the RowHouse is derived from its lot in

clusters. The Row houses inSunset park show this fact quitewell. Tree line houses usuallydeveloped at the same time ,present Romanaesque townhouses that generate therebuity from its unit as a whole.

ROW HOUSES


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