75Kenmare公寓

项目的体量是是关于物质性、坚固性和比例清晰的基本原则。其诗意的混凝土外墙由最简单的材料制成，并通过富有想象力的细节处理，创造出一座永恒而坚固的建筑。  这座83,000平方英尺的住宅楼位于Kenmare和Mulberry的繁华步行街，位于NoLita的中心地带，提供38套公寓，面积从600平方英尺到3,000平方英尺不等。 

The architecture of 75 Kenmare is about the fundamentals of materiality, solidity, and proportional clarity. Its poetic concrete facade is made out of the simplest of materials and executed with imaginative detailing to create a building with a timeless and robust presence.  Sitting at the bustling pedestrian thoroughfare of Kenmare and Mulberry, in the very heart of NoLita — at the junction of Soho, NoHo, the Lower East Side, and Little Italy — the 83,000 square foot residential building offers 38 apartments ranging in size from 600 to 3,000 square feet. 

在Kenmare 75号，设计师Kikoski解决了建筑与该地区的物理和文化关系、建筑材料的精心选择，以及为一栋住宅建筑创造一个新的愿景，并将其编织到一个社区的结构中的挑战--并以深具吸引力和持久的建筑来解决所有这些问题。该建筑的体量与社区的规模相称，同时通过一个独特的混凝土外墙与周围环境形成对比。虽然混凝土对于当代城市住宅建筑来说并不是一个传统或常见的选择，但它简陋的成分可以被浇铸成任何形状、形式或颜色--将这一真实区域的粗糙残留及其丰富的历史映射到一个高度原创的外墙上。这座建筑的灵感来源于生活在该地区的唐纳德-贾德的作品，以及在阿尔瓦罗-西扎和拉斐尔-莫尼奥的建筑中看到的纯粹的材料和雕刻的光质。

At 75 Kenmare, Kikoski addresses the building’s physical and cultural relationship to the area, the careful selection of construction materials, and the challenge of creating a new vision for a residential building knit into the very fabric of a neighborhood — and resolves them all with deeply engaging and enduring architecture. The building’s massing speaks to the scale of the neighborhood while contrasting with its surroundings through a distinctly detailed concrete facade. While concrete is not a conventional or common choice for a contemporary urban residential building, it’s humble ingredients can be cast into any shape, form, or color — mapping the gritty residue of this authentic area and its rich history onto a highly original facade. The building takes inspiration from sources such as the work of Donald Judd, who lived in the area, and the pure materiality and sculpted light qualities seen in the architecture of Álvaro Siza and Rafael Moneo.

"我们对我们所创造的建筑及其在世界中的位置是慎重的，"Kikoski说，"我们的建筑深深地依赖于材料的正确选择和处理。混凝土是75 Kenmare的完美选择。它本身的可塑性使我们能够呈现出简单的线性通道状形态，随着建筑垂直高度的上升，这些形态会在外墙中进进出出。混凝土的每一条线和每一个平面都以欺骗性的简单方式来调节阳光的变化。这些负形和正形的变化在建筑的表皮中为光的游戏和阴影与影子的短暂之美创造了空间，为所有经过的人创造了一种诗意和快乐。"

“We are deliberate about the buildings we create and their place in the world,” says Kikoski adding “our architecture relies deeply on the proper choice and handling of materials. Concrete is the perfect selection for 75 Kenmare. It is inherently malleable allowing us to render simple linear channel-like forms that move in and out of their facade as they rise the vertical height of the building. With deceptive simplicity, each line and plane of the concrete is placed to modulate the shifting sunlight. These variations of negative and positive form make space in the skin of the building for the play of light and the ephemeral beauty of shade and shadow, creating a sense of poetry and joy for all who pass by.“

在建筑中，内在的是致力于创造一个积极参与社区生活的建筑。坐落在一个显眼的角落，毗邻一个公共公园，建筑的体量被组织起来，创造了六个广泛的窗户外墙和一个种植丰富的二楼冥想花园，在视觉和空间上流向公共公园。这种策略使得边缘柔和、大方通透的空间，在整个社区和建筑内部产生了引人入胜的景观。多层的青铜窗框镶嵌在混凝土表皮中，回应了NoLita的比例和建筑语言，并赋予建筑一个诱人的人的尺度。

Inherent in the architecture is a commitment to creating a building that actively participates in the life of the neighborhood. Sited on a prominent corner and adjacent to a public park, the massing of the building is organized to create six extensively windowed facades and an abundantly planted second-floor meditative garden that flows visually and spatially into the public park. This strategy makes softly-edged and generously permeable spaces that generate engaging views throughout and within the neighborhood and the building. The multi-story bronze window frames set into the concrete skin respond to the proportions and architectural language of NoLita, and give the building an inviting human scale.

最重要的是，75 Kenmare强调的是一种生活，是社区的一部分，而不是封闭在私有化的设施中。建筑的入口慷慨地给了路人一个宽大的天幕延伸到上方，种植的垂直花园墙将自然带到了街道上。玻璃墙的正面是一个细致的玻璃窗式大堂。在拐角处，二楼的景观花园露台与下面的公园相接，与附近的公共空间形成了一种郁郁葱葱的连续性。公寓内部采用开放式阁楼布局--这种居住风格起源于20世纪60年代初的区域。额外的居民设施包括一个种植的屋顶花园和一个健身房。

Above all, 75 Kenmare emphasizes a life that is part of the neighborhood rather than enclosed in privatized amenities. The entry to the building gives generously to passers-by with an ample canopy extending above and a planted vertical garden wall that brings nature onto the street. A detailed vitrine-like lobby is fronted with a wall of glass. Around the corner, a landscaped second-floor garden terrace cascades to the park below to offer a lush continuity with the public spaces of the neighborhood. The apartments inside are laid out in an open loft – a living style that originated in the area during the early 1960s. Additional resident facilities include a planted rooftop garden and a gym.

Kenmare 75号体现了AKA对建筑的承诺，即对周围环境慷慨解囊，又与环境密不可分。对于安德烈-基科斯基来说，建筑必须是永恒的、新颖的，能够吸引人的感官，让人赏心悦目，并提升所有人的精神。最重要的是，它们必须具有地方感，并建立强烈的社区意识。在城市、自然和文化的十字路口，Kenmare 75号回馈了社区。它既是一个地标，也是一封写给城市的情书。

75 Kenmare is indicative of AKA's commitment to crafting architecture that is both generous to its surroundings and inseparable from its context. For Andre Kikoski, buildings must be timeless and new, engage the senses, delight the eye and lift the spirit of all. Above all else, they must have a sense of place and build a strong sense of community. At a crossroads for the city and nature and culture, 75 Kenmare gives back to the neighborhood. It is an instant landmark and a love letter to the city.

Project: 75 Kenmare

Architect: Andre Kikoski

Area: 83,188 SF

Site area: 11,362 SF

Client: DHA Capital

Status: Complete

Completion date: Fall 2020

Interior Designer: Kravitz Design

Landscape Design: Future Green Studio

MEP: 2L Consulting Engineering

Structural Engineer: McNamara Salvia

Photo credti: Scott Frances