Unit System: SI (Metric) IM (Imperial)
510 FIFTH AVENUE
New York, New York, United States
RETROFIT
ORIGINAL
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2012
Retail
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30,000 ft22,787 m2
Re-Clad
- Highly-Glazed curtainwall ( > 50% glass)
OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT
- HVAC and/or mechanical systems
- Lighting systems
- Structure
EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION
- Glass infill panels were replaced
**This building is registered as a historic landmark
DESCRIPTION
510 Fifth Avenue in New York, was originally built for Manufactureres Hanover Trust Comapany. built in 1954 and underwent a re-clad facade retrofit in 2012. SOM was responsible of the renovation of one of their own design projects fifty years early. The building, now historically listed, presented less inconvenient for adaptive reuse, as its original design was though with that adaptability and flexibility in mind.
510 Fifth Avenue in New York, was originally built for Manufactureres Hanover Trust Comapany. built in 1954 and underwent a re-clad facade retrofit in 2012. SOM was responsible of the renovation of one of their own design projects fifty years early. The building, now historically listed, presented less inconvenient for adaptive reuse, as its original design was though with that adaptability and flexibility in mind.
OWNER
Manufacturers Trust Company Building
DEVELOPER
DESIGN ARCHITECT
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
ENGINEER
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
FACADE CONSULTANT
FACADE CONTRACTOR
OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR
Manufacturers Trust Company Building
DEVELOPER
DESIGN ARCHITECT
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
ENGINEER
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
FACADE CONSULTANT
FACADE CONTRACTOR
OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR
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1954
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4
30,000 ft22,787 m2
ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN
- Highly-Glazed curtainwall ( > 50% glass)
DESCRIPTION
510 Fifth Avenue in New York, was originally built for Manufactureres Hanover Trust Comapany. built in 1954 and underwent a re-clad facade retrofit in 2012. SOM was responsible of the renovation of one of their own design projects fifty years early. The building, now historically listed, presented less inconvenient for adaptive reuse, as its original design was though with that adaptability and flexibility in mind.
510 Fifth Avenue in New York, was originally built for Manufactureres Hanover Trust Comapany. built in 1954 and underwent a re-clad facade retrofit in 2012. SOM was responsible of the renovation of one of their own design projects fifty years early. The building, now historically listed, presented less inconvenient for adaptive reuse, as its original design was though with that adaptability and flexibility in mind.
SOURCES
- SOM
- Architizer
- Picture https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manufacturers_Trust_Company_Building_510_Fifth_Avenue.jpg#/media/File:Manufacturers_Trust_Company_Building_510_Fifth_Avenue.jpg
- Architectural Records