Bryant Plaza contains 54 apartments with two bedrooms.
Photo with the kind permission of Ryan Tariche.
After eight years of relief and management of the entire design, planning, zoning, architecture and interior design processes, Mojo Stumer Associates recently presented his latest performance: Bryant Plaza, a collection of 54 rental apartments with 54 one and two-sleeping rental apartments in Roslyn.
“The vision was to create a mixed, transit -oriented building with apartments and retail, which uses the proximity to the train station,” said Joe Yacobellis, senior architect and partner at Mojo Stumer. “The project aimed to lure young families and experts to the area and to beautify and develop Long Island with modern architecture.”
The developer's customer, JK Equities, saw the potential in the renovation project and brought Mojo Stumer. From there, Mojo Stumer directed all planning exercises, the design, architecture and the interiors for the entire project.
“We saw [Bryant Plaza] As a great opportunity to use our skills as a modern architect to create a new building, which could be the sport for a lot of future community development, ”said Yacobellis.
Bryant Plaza is located in the 333 Warner Ave., next to a Verizon facility and a fire station. The modern location of the building caused Yacobellis and his team to distract themselves from traditional architectural styles and deal with modern styles and interests.
“There is a time and a place for traditional buildings, but in such a situation we are not surrounded by other historical buildings as if we were in the city center of Roslyn. So we had the opportunity to be much more creative if we developed a very interesting and innovative building facade and the building architecture,” said Yacobellis. “What makes us do this is a building that is really unique, and it has a great identity, and we think it is very attractive for young people.”
An outstanding design feature of the building is its porcelain -rain -screen facade system, which is located on the east side of the building. While the system is difficult to install and high-quality materials requires, the high-tech system in the middle of wear is durable and, according to Yacobellis, the best option for the project is ultimately.
“We fought hard to include some of these really nice systems because it is a better product in the end,” said Yacobellis. “We are pushing these things because it is a better building, and in the end it is better for the community.”
From one side of the property to the other there is a move of 25 feet. The inclination of the property and a 30 -foot retaining wall in the back of the property presented the Yacobellis team some challenges.
“The building with which we ended up is designed in such a way that we react exactly to these different standards. The result is that we have a piece of architecture that is really beautifully integrated into its website,” said Yacobellis. “The sanctuary of the sidewalk follows, but then we created these pedestrian spaces with stairs and lifts that help people navigate more easily from the highlights to the low points.”
Regardless of the project, Mojo Stumer welcomes the challenges.
“We try to take challenges and realize them in good things,” said Yacobellis. “Everything we do in our designs, our philosophies, want really great architecture. We want [make] Great buildings that don't have to be much more expensive than the average building. “
“We are very targeted to ensure that all of our architecture – the outside of the building, the masses, the facades and the geometries – flows seamlessly to the interior design,” said Yacobellis. “Everything is really a vision and an experience.”