reinventing woolworth: adaptive reuse of an historic skyscraper
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Reinventing Woolworth:Adaptive Reuse of an Historic Skyscraper
Gary Steficek, PE
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Original Design:Cathedral of Commerce
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1990s
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1990s
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Conversion:Residential Scope
Convert upper 30 floors to residential without disrupting ongoing commercial (office) use of lower 28 floors
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Overview:The Woolworth Building
241 Meters tall
57 Floors
6 Hectares Floor Area
5,000 Windows
91 Million Kg Total Weight
21,773 metric tons Steel
6,804 metric tons Terra Cotta
17 million Bricks
$13.5 Million Construction Cost
($325 Million in 2015 Dollars)
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Original Design: Frame
Portal Arch Bracing
Full-Story Diagonal Bracing
Knee Bracing
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Original Design: Frame
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1910: Foundations
69 Pneumatic Caissons
36 Meters Deep
Grillage and Triple Girders
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1913: Erection
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1913: Erection
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Frame Design: Pinnacle
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1913: Erection
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Terracotta Arch
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Landmark Preservation:Lobby
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Vertical Transportation
Vertical transportation to new lobby and sub-cellar amenity space
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Vertical Transportation
Typical Tower Floor
Existing Conditions
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Vertical TransportationGround Floor
Existing conditions
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Vertical TransportationGround Floor
Demolition
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Vertical TransportationGround Floor
New Design
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New Residential Entry
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Vertical Transportation:Shafts
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Vertical Transportation:Elevator Pit Construction
Excavation to Water Table
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Vertical Transportation:Elevator Pit Construction
Inner Rebar Placement
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Vertical Transportation:Elevator Pit Construction
Pit Complete
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29th Floor Penthouse
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29th Floor Penthouse
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Pinnacle
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Pinnacle:“The Great Room”
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Landmark Preservation:Façade Systems
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Pinnacle
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Pinnacle
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Pinnacle:Frame Design
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Pinnacle:Wind Load Analysis
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Pinnacle:Floor Removal andFrame Reinforcement
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Pinnacle:Scaffold
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Thank You
Gary Steficek, PE, PartnerGilsanz Murray Steficek
129 West 27th StreetNew York, NY 10001United States of America
Project Team:
Client: Alchemy Properties
Design Architect: The Office of Thierry W. Despont, Ltd.
Executive Architect: SLCE Architects LLP
Structural Engineer: Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
Mechanical Engineer: AKF Group LLC
Façade Design: FacadeMD, Inc.
Elevator Consultant: Jenkins & Huntington, Inc.