We’re 95% complete and close to completing 80 affordable units for NYC seniors. This Passive House project will provide industry leading energy efficiency and interior air quality, and will feature a robust rooftop solar array. Light-filled community rooms at the rear of the building will connect to gardens that span from lower grade to the first-floor terrace. We’re excited to see this project being completed ahead of schedule!
Drone View of Woodlawn Senior Housing, Bronx, NY
The indoor/outdoor connection of our lobby (at the 1st floor) and Community Rooms (lower grade - its a steep site), are important design features. Woodlawn Senior features a multi-level rear garden terrace that creates a walking path and ‘completes the circuit’ of these important common spaces:
Drone View of Rear Yard and Gardens of Woodlawn Senior Housing, Bronx, NY
As both Architects and certified Energy Nerds, we tend to get excited about some of the technical details that contribute to Passive House energy performance and occupant health. For example, our rooftop Energy Recovery Ventilators (pictured below), which provide constant, best-practice fresh air to all the Woodlawn living spaces:
Rooftop Ventacity Energy Recover Ventilator (ERV)
In considering the facade, we wanted to turn an economical material choice (EIFS) into a project strength. We did this by maximizing the thickness of the front facade EIFS (to 10”) and then sculpting the EIFS away around the windows, creating chamfers that bring life and vitality (and provide summer shading) to the street facade:
Woodlawn Senior Housing, Bronx, NY_Streetview
The Woodlawn Senior Housing Team:
Architect: Paul A. Castrucci, Architects
Developer: RiseBoro Community Partnership
Structural Engineer: Rodney D. Gibble Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: New York Engineers
Energy Modeling: ZeroEnergy Design
Passive House Verifier: Bright Power, Inc.
Contractor: The Briarwood Organization, LLC/L. Riso & Sons Co., Inc.