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14th STREET NYU STUDENT HOUSING |
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A $35 million, 600-hundred student, 20-story New York University dormitory was constructed on East 14th Street in Manhattan. The building met new city seismic regulations by using a concrete design. The building is not symmetrical, therefore more shear walls were used in lieu of columns. To more economically meet seismic requirements the weight of the floors was reduced using 4,000 psi lightweight concrete. Normal weight 5,000 psi to 6,000 psi concrete was used for the walls, columns and shear walls. Using both concretes in conjunction with one another reduced the amount of steel rebars. The concrete design also reduced the floor-to-floor height allowing more stories while still remaining within the zoning requirements. The site was constricted because of a firehouse directly across the site on the 13th Street side, therefore a single Kodiak 750 luffing boom crane was used. This crane was placed in the middle of the site and provided a 100-foot swing to either side. |
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Project completed in association with Goldreich Engineering, PC. |
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| Images Courtesy of Davis Brody Bond LLP | ||
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