Work is progressing at the ‘Box Office.’ Currently work has moved inward where spray foam insulation is being applied, Fire Protection being installed and rough plumbing fitted out. The images above show (2) typical 2-bay units at the ‘Box Office.’ The upper image shows Unit 201 in a 360 degree panorama and the image below highlights a 180 degree view of the ‘Cantilevered’ Unit 201 - one of four in the project. Each unit has a gross square footage of 640 and 730 respectively.
The cantilevered units accentuate the proximaty to the urban infrastructure such as the highway and, as seen through the cantilevered storefront windows above, an alignment with the Amtrak’s Acela train. At moments throughout the day, the train alings directly with the ‘Box Office’ only to veer east, connecting the inhabitants with passersby coming in from or heading to New York.
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The Box Office, designed by distill studio, was featured in the October issue of Architectural Record. Please click here to go to the write up in Architectural Record.
The Box Office is under construction and well on its way. 33 pre-modified/fabricated ISO units were shipped to the site at 460 Harris Avenue and erected over the span of 4 days. 12,000 square feet of office volume went together seamlessly taking advantage of the tested methodology inherent in the standard ISO shipping container. Work is moving to the interior to complete the MEP portion of the project.
The initial design intent of the Box Office was to create smaller interior spaces that take advantage of modular construction. Here, a rendering by timnelson3d shows a typical two-bay unit. By holistically looking at spatial proportion, massing and strategic window placement, the space can be flexible enough to meet many potential needs of future tenants. Not shown is a bath, room for a kitchenette and the entryway.
