Gramercy Park is home to the only private park in New York City.

 

Commissioned to design an enclosed sidewalk café for a restaurant in Manhattan’s historic Gramercy Park neighborhood, APT first analyzed the patterns of pedestrian traffic and approach to the venue around the site. These findings resulted in a one-of-a-kind geometric form for the new addition.

 

The new light steel and glass structure is juxtaposed with the building at a slight angle, minimizing the impact on the public street and following the natural pedestrian approach.

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The vertical support structure is rhythmic, and a wave of sun shading spiking along the glass roof acts as a passive feature, providing a strategy for solar regulation that minimizes the need for artificial climate control.

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Publications:

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• 1998 Controspazio "'Chiarezza e semplicita’: lo studio Pagnamenta e Torriani a New York" - Cristina Finucci

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