By Eytan Solomon P. E., LEED AP, and Richard Lo P. E.
Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, New York is a $180 million adaptive reuse project that included extensive renovation and new construction—culminating in 170,000 square feet for fabrication shops, educational facilities, community programs, and multi-functional event space. The project entailed repairing the 55,000 square-foot original steel-and-masonry Turbine Hall, adding a new 3-story, 40,000 square-foot infill structure of cast-in-place concrete within the Turbine Hall volume, and adding a new 6-story 75,000 square-foot Boiler House structure of cast-in-place concrete; all three structures are seismically connected. This article focuses on the history and process of justifying reuse of existing foundations at the site, which was critical to the project.
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