Counter the Fast Building Refresh Rate
The Leverhouse as a social office
D.W.A. Rijnders (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
H.A. van Bennekom – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
J.P.G. Holst – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
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Abstract
This graduation project will be focussing on revitalising the CBD North- East Midtown by using the current building stock respectively the Lever House along Park Avenue designed by SOM Architects. This building is also caught by the large migration to Hudson Yards as more than 50 percent of the building is vacant. A planned raise of lease due to large losses make this build- ing unattractive to potential tenants. Neverthe- less, the Lever House is awarded as a landmark because of its large influences on the ‘interna- tional style’. Therefore demolishment of the Lever House is undesirable making it the perfect case to make an example on how to revitalise North- East Midtown by using the current building stock, hopefully creating a precedent for future local de- velopments.
By adding a new volume to the current building a collaboration can be created between program, energy and labour force variety. By using environ- mentally aware and local materials the depletion of earth’s resources, energy and waste can be reduced.