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January 8, 2019

Harry Kendall joins Urban Design Council at the Museum of the City of New York

As a founding member of the Urban Design Council, Harry Kendall will contribute ideas to the institution’s programming and exhibition content to ensure that the Museum remains at the forefront of conversations in New York’s urban design. The Council represents a partnership between the Museum and urban design constituencies to preserve the vibrancy of New York City and the Museum.

The Museum’s mission is to foster understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in one of the world’s most influential cities and to engage visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future.

November 29, 2018

BKSK’s newest principal, Harpreet Dhaliwal

With a key role on many of BKSK’s most respected institutional projects, Harpreet exemplifies our passion for implementing design excellence in public spaces, including visitor centers, parks and playgrounds. Her commitment to a multi-stakeholder decision-making process perfectly aligns with our overall approach, in which we envision civic and cultural projects as a truly collaborative process.

(clockwise from bottom right) The LEED platinum comfort station in Washington Square Park; the New York Hall of Science Playground; and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation headquarters. Each project conceived to express the mission and goals of our clients.

Below is a preview of two works-in-progress being shepherded toward completion by Harpreet.

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October 4, 2018

Interior Design’s PowerGrid NYC 50


We’re excited to be ranked in Interior Design magazine’s PowerGrid NYC 50, an annual report on top architecture and design firms influencing the city’s changing landscape over the last 18 months. Featured among the projects is BKSK’s 22 Bond Street, (across the street from BKSK’s widely commended 25 Bond). The design is a contextually sensitive, art-inspired residential loft building blending architecture and interiors through contrast and harmony. Read more here

 

July 31, 2018

Landmarks approves West 13th Street design


Our proposed restoration/renovation/expansion of 405-409 West 13th Street has been approved, with notable praise, by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. This project will introduce another example of intriguing change to the Gansevoort Market Historic District’s longstanding history of adaptation, reuse, expansion and contraction. (Currently, unlike during the 1930’s, for example, the district is in an expansion mode.)

The approval involved a discussion among the commissioners about how a visible rooftop architecture can “stand on its own”, yet offer a sense of dialogue between eras. This is a conversation of great interest to us, and we are so please to be among the few firms addressing the issue with creativity and aplomb!

Our design adds 3 additional floors above a 3-story former warehouse, originally constructed between 1900 and 1910, when it was used as cold storage for meat and poultry purveyors. Designed for Aurora Capital Associates, the vertical expansion will yield an additional 15,500 sf of commercial floor area.

Congratulations to the team!

April 5, 2017

Facade Feature for One Madison Gatehouse

“How do you design something that is as much about being a gateway as it is about being a building unto itself?” Partners Joan Krevlin and Harry Kendall both posed that question and provide insight into the answer, as they described the design of the Gatehouse to One Madison in this month’s Facades Issue of The Architect’s Newspaper (print edition). This BKSK-designed 5-story building and custom glazed terra-cotta rain screen facade on 22nd Street acts as an intimate gateway entrance for the tenants and visitors of CetraRuddy’s One Madison Park residential tower. To learn more about our modern intervention in the historic Flatiron District, pick up a copy and turn to page 62.

March 15, 2017

S is for Stewardship

Untermeyer Park, Yonkers NY

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) announced the winners of the 2017 Arthur Ross Awards for Excellence in the Classical Tradition, and BKSK Partner Emeritus Stephen Byrns received the Stewardship Award for his dedication to and restoration of Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, NY. In 2011, Stephen founded the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, of which he became full-time President in 2016. The restoration of this former 1920s private garden of great beauty and historical significance, once called “America’s Most Spectacular Garden,” has indeed been a labor of love, and has breathed new life into this public park. We are delighted  – though not at all surprised – that Stephen has received this honor, and extend our heartfelt congratulations!

Read more about the Arthur Ross Award winners here.

February 22, 2017

The University of Virginia: Industry Expert Discussion

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We believe it’s important to inspire the next generation of architects. Julie Nelson recently joined her alma mater as a guest on their Career Center’s Industry Expert webcast, along with fellow alumnus, Jeffrey Murphy of Murphy Burnham & Buttrick. The series is aimed at providing students with real world advice from practicing professionals in their field of expertise. Below is a sneak peek into the conversation, the full webcast can be viewed here.

UVA: Why did you choose a career in this industry?
Julie: I chose this career as a chance to do something creative and tangible (and a love of cities and the built environment).

UVA: What can students do to prepare for their first year of experience?
Julie: It’s important to gather a broad range of experience early on: construction, technology, design and collaboration. Try as many things as you can, especially when you’re young…ask questions and try it all.  Tap into the collaborative ethos of architecture.

For more information about having BKSK involved with your school or organization, please email bkskinfo@bksk.com.
(pictured above, Convent of the Sacred Heart Athletics & Wellness Center, a building that serves as a living “teaching tool”).

 

November 28, 2016

Silver and Gold for The Jefferson

Design100Award image uploadThe Jefferson was selected as a Silver Winner in the 2016 New York Design 100 Awards program, which recognizes design excellence in the New York City market. The 115,000-sf multi-family project in New York’s East Village received LEED Gold Certification earlier this year for its unique and holistic approach to sustainable design in an urban setting. This project is considered a successful model of an “urban steward project” as a result of responsible civic and environmental design.

To view the Jefferson’s winning nomination, click here.

November 23, 2016

Park House receives 2016 AIANY COTE Award

BKSK is both humbled and honored to have  been selected as a recipient of a 2016 AIANY COTE Merit Award for our LEED Platinum Washington Square Park House. The New York Chapter of AIA’s Committee on the Environment established its award program in 2014, seeking to reward design excellence and innovation that achieves socially and environmentally responsible design. The program is based on a rigorous set of qualitative and quantitative criteria – from community engagement, to human comfort & wellness, to specific sustainability metrics for water, energy, and materials.

Click here to learn more about the the AIANY COTE Awards and this year’s winners.

View our award-winning Washington Square Park House portfolio here.

October 13, 2016

CCNY Women in Design: Career Night at BKSK

Last week, students from the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College joined us at BKSK for a discussion about the presence and influence of women in design and architecture. The conversation was facilitated by Julie Nelson, Joan Krevlin, Jennifer Preston and several other staff members who shared stories about their career trajectory, their inspiration, challenges and just some good practical advice for students with real questions about their future in the profession. The conversation evolved into an open dialogue where students and staff alike opened up for an exchange of knowledge and insight both in the aspirational and practical sense.

For information about future Career Nights at BKSK, please email bkskinfo@bksk.com.

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This year, with our in-house expertise from @bkskinteriors, we hosted a dinner party in our future office space. It was a joyful celebration for BKSK friends and family to gather and create memories in our soon-to-be home!We’re thrilled to announce that the @center4fiction has won an @archpaper design award – in the institutional interiors category!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣
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The Center for Fiction is the only nonprofit literary organization in the U.S. solely dedicated to celebrating fiction. The Center's new 17,000 sf headquarters houses a circulating collection of 70,000+ fiction titles; a bookstore and cafe; auditorium space for educational programming; terrace bar; expanded meeting areas; flexible workspaces; and administrative support space. Design elements such as 19th century-inspired metalwork, warm natural materials, and lively environmental graphics infuse the space.⁣
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Congratulations to the team and to all of this year’s winners!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣
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Read more: https://archpaper.com/2019/12/2019-an-best-of-design-awards/#gallery-0-slide-0⁣⁣⁣
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photos by @michelle_._roseThe Lambaye Learning Center in Senegal, our community education project in collaboration with @students4senegal, will be fully operational by February 2020.⁣
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Progress photos remind us how valuable this resource is for the Village of Lambaye.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣
If you are looking for a way to impact students and promote a culture of learning and hope, we encourage you to make a donation to this school on #GivingTuesday. Any amount makes a difference and we are grateful for your support.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣
To donate, visit studentsforsenegal.org/give.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣
Keep an eye out for more project updates leading up to the opening early next year!BKSK recently completed a renovation of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Headquarters in Midtown, expanding upon our original design completed in 2007. To align with the foundation’s mission we engaged local artists and philanthropic organizations to create custom furniture pieces and site-specific art installations.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣
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We added 600 sf and revamped the existing areas in order to create a new cohesive space that celebrates the loft like feeling of the previous intervention. The new design expands the available art space, introduces a new level of visual and acoustic comfort while providing a new layer of residential sensibility introducing natural materials, warm woods, felt and colorful fabrics.⁣⁣
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Custom art/furniture by @jackpierson9 @mquanstudio @lioramanne @refoundry @ottraxzw @jm_szymanski @nariward ⁣@rico_gatsonFrom last week’s photo scouting at #1greatjonesalley with @christopherpaynephoto of @estophoto - some of our favorite interior and exterior details of the almost completed building! We can’t wait to reveal more photos of the building’s shared spaces, such as the thermal baths, fountains, decorative light fixtures and an intensive green-roof planted terrace which is installed and will fill out next spring. ⁣⁣
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Custom glazed terra cotta fins visible from each unit are by @studio_christine_jetten; exterior living green wall by @tournesol_siteworks and landscape design by @hmwhite_sa ; private alley entrance with a weathered steel rain-screen and custom gate by @acidprojects, and the residences are featured. BKSK is responsible for the core, shell and interior design of this NoHo multi-family building on Broadway and Great Jones St.Happy #TammanyTuesday! A beautiful close-up of the dome’s frame before the glass panels were all installed.⁣
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#repost @cnygroup Our friends at @bkskarchitects have popularized the hashtag #TammanyTuesday on Instagram, so what better day could we choose to unveil the winner of our company’s first Photo of the Month competition?! Senior Envelope Project Manager Amir Chouhan took this great progress shot of the parametric roof that adorns the top of our #TammanyHall renovation project at 44 Union Square East. Our many thanks to guest judge Jim Phillips of @tpgarchitecture for vetting all of our entries down to one victorious snapshot. Keep your eyes on our social channels for future winners and runners-up. #CNYGroup #AdaptiveReuse

Archive

2019
Center for Fiction Wins 2019 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design AwardThe Center for Fiction featured in Green Building & Design Magazine’s ‘Best New Cultural Centers’BKSK Partner Julie Nelson Participates in AIA New York / Center for Architecture Women in Architecture Practitioner-Student Mentoring Fall SessionCenter for Fiction Receives SARAs National Design AwardTodd Poisson to Speak at Facades+ Conference: New York City in April 2020Todd Poisson to Speak on 529 Broadway’s Facade Design at Pratt IN_Sides Lecture SeriesJoan Krevlin to participate in the Mentoring Series: Women in the Profession of ArchitectureTodd Poisson at the 2017 EMBCA ”SISYPHUS UNBOUND ” The State of NYC Development, Design & Construction Panel DiscussionFerry Point Park Comfort Station Receives SARA NY Design Award529 Broadway Receives Engineering Excellence Gold AwardHarry Kendall joins Urban Design Council at the Museum of the City of New York
2018
BKSK’s newest principal, Harpreet DhaliwalFerry Point Comfort Station Receives Architecture MasterPrizeNYC by Foot (or Ferry): Brooklyn Army TerminalInterior Design’s PowerGrid NYC 50BKSK Interiors Making a DIFFArenceLandmarks approves West 13th Street designConnections to Civic Life: Welcoming Entrances in ActionSARA NY Recognizes 470 Columbus with Merit AwardFavorites from NYCxDesign 2018Getting Site-Specific470 Columbus Avenue Recognized for Green Good DesignWashington Square Park House = Excellence in Civic SpaceBKSK Interiors & Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala
2017
Donate to Lambaye this Holiday SeasonThree BKSK Projects Receive American Architecture PrizeThe Joy of Decoration at 529 BroadwayBKSK Ranked Among Top FirmsAward-Winning Brick at The Jefferson529 Broadway “On the Forefront of Storefronts”Architizer Recognizes “Daring Adaptive Reuse”One Vandam featured in Marie Claire Maison ItaliaAIA Brooklyn + Queens honors Olmsted CenterRetrofit = Preservation + SustainabilityIn MemoryFacade Feature for One Madison GatehouseVote for A+ Award Finalist Tammany HallS is for StewardshipA+ for One Great Jones Alley and TammanyHarry Kendall honored in TriBeCaThe University of Virginia: Industry Expert Discussionfree lunch & tammany hallThere IS such thing as “free lunch”Green Good Design in Washington Square Park2 Lafayette is Golden
2016
Reasons to Love NY (& BKSK)BKSK 2016 PromotionsSilver and Gold for The JeffersonPark House receives 2016 AIANY COTE AwardAward-winning Parks + PlaygroundsCCNY Women in Design: Career Night at BKSKArchitecture as Advocacy: A tour of QBG’s Visitor & Administration CenterReflections on BKSK’s Inaugural Research FellowshipBattery Playscape receives AAP Honorable Mention2 Lafayette honored for Active Design ExcellenceMaking the GradeOlana Summerhouse…drawn outThe beginning of the Ende era(LEED)ing by Example: A conversation with Julie NelsonCelebrating on The Jefferson’s Blue RoofLiving Future: Truth + TransparencyAll that glitters is not gold…sometimes it’s platinum!Our neighbor, the Cathedral of St. SavaNew Residences in Greenwich Village Historic DistrictPartner Stephen Byrns’ Next ChapterBKSK featured at 2016 New York New DesignThe Wall Street Journal visits a BKSK-designed Park House
2015
Julie Nelson to present at NCGS Forum with Sacred HeartOculus shares the past, present, and future of 529 BroadwayEight takeaways from Greenbuild 2015The LAB to explore designing wellness and behavior at LF16Join BKSK in making the Lambaye Learning Center a realityThe New York Times features One Great Jones AlleyInteriors & Sources highlights new Center for Fiction projectSacred Heart recognized by American School & UniversityInterior Design counts 2 Lafayette as one of “New York’s finest”Center for Fiction selects BKSK for design of new Brooklyn homeCLOG : LANDMARK features insights from Harry KendallProposed design for Polhemus Memorial approved by LPCInhabitat highlights Citizen and its support of green lifestylesTaka Sarui and Gisela Garrett weigh in on the “State of Practice”One Great Jones Alley breaks groundFive leading-edge insights into today’s educational spacesTour the Queens Botanical Garden on “Archtober” 4thJennifer Preston to present LBC findings on “net positive water”Julie Nelson and Harry Kendall to speak on housingMaking news by making place in two New York parks and beyondThe Architect’s Newspaper features 2 Lafayette StreetTeam behind sustainable Chelsea condo strikes “Gold”Join us in exploring organic waste’s part in OneNYCJoan Krevlin to discuss “The World of Tomorrow, Today”Sacred Heart earns a Silver “Brick in Architecture” AwardAIA New York State honors Park House with a design citationTraditional Building profiles 2015’s Palladio award winnersAthletic Business features CSH in Architectural ShowcaseWashington Square Park House graces the cover of PRBA home without energy bills? It’s not as crazy as it seems.Julie Nelson weighs in on the physical space of communitiesBKSK’s first Living Future Accredited ProfessionalVoting is live through May 22nd for BKSK’s two SXSW proposalsArbor Hills featured in Metal Architecture’s May issueReflecting back on our Living Future(s)Washington Square Park House wins Palladio AwardStephen Byrns to be awarded the Place Maker AwardGrafting a vertical expansion onto a Landmark infamous for graftJamie Perez to speak at annual NY11+ exhibitionJames Wilson to speak at next annual EDRA conferenceFemale undergraduates visit BKSK for Career NightBKSK included in exhibition honoring NYC’s Landmarks LawIn Dialogue: Joan and Julie on the BKSK Women’s RoundtableCheck out the recap of #BKSKatWork with Rosa ShengLandmarks unanimously approves Tammany Hall designBuilt by Women NYC exhibition opensBKSK presents at City Council’s Renewable Energy ConferenceA sneak peek at 529 Broadway’s terra cotta contour panels100 sites, 5 boroughs, and countless female buildersOn March 16th, join #BKSKatWork with Rosa ShengJenniece Centrella promoted to Senior Project ManagerNew York YIMBY reveals the new look of 509 West 38thGliding through winter: Exploring the boroughs by skateSacred Heart featured in Metal Architecture’s latest issueBKSK selected to lead two sessions at Living Future 2015New athletics center is both teaching tool and teaching topicOlmsted Center up for ArchDaily’s Building of the Year awardOne Great Jones Alley and 25 Bond add to a “design-rich NoHo”The Jefferson ranked 2nd Most Popular NYC Building of 2014Julie Nelson joins Urban Green’s Monthly Programs CommitteeThe potential of school buildings to serve as teaching tools
2014
A Staircase with a ViewListen up: See art and architecture in dialogue this fallBKSK’s relationship with Tribeca continues with 11 Beach StreetFlushing Meadow-Corona Park: An incubator of innovationA celebration of Mamaroneck Library’s LEED Gold statusNew athletic center promotes holistic student wellnessConstructing in Senegal: a Photo TourDrawing connections to the 1964/65 World’s Fair siteBeyond Manhattan / Beyond the SupersquareNew architecture inspired by a historic building materialBKSK celebrates the Washington Square Park ribbon cuttingLearning to let go with nature at Living Future 2014Celebrating Active Design and a healthier built environmentThe value of poetry, performance, and idea exchangeThe new Park House at Washington Square proclaimed a “hit”BKSK opens its doors to the public with Open House New York
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