1095 Avenue of the Americas - Facade Retrofits

1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

Manhattan, New York, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

OWNER –

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT –

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR Tishman Construction

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 2007

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 644 ft196 m

Floors 43

GFA 1,200,000 ft²111,484 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Re-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Highly-Glazed curtainwall ( > 50% glass)

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

Operational energy performance
Durability
Health and comfort

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

Whole- building energy modeling
Interior or exterior glare analysis
Acoustic analysis
Thermal comfort modeling

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

HVAC and/or mechanical systems
Lighting systems
Building management system

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was replaced with a new one

DESCRIPTION
1095 Avenue of the Americas is a corporate office building located in New York, USA. The building was originally constructed in 1974, and the facade was retrofitted in 2007. The retrofit involved mainly a re-cladding of the facade from a marble curtain wall construction to a highly glazed curtain wall of UV-resistant glass.

OWNER

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1974

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 644 ft196 m

Floors 43

GFA 1,200,000 ft²111,484 m²

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

SOURCES

http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/1095-avenue-of-the-americas/1936
http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Construction+Services/Market+Sectors/Commercial/_Building+Repositioning/_carousel/1095+Avenue+of+the+Americas
http://metered.nyc/site/report/2671/1095 Avenue Of The Amer, Manhattan 10036