Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Minervini Vandermark Architecture
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
 |
Photo © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
Designed and built by a young emerging architecture firm to house their expanding
design studio, this 4 story mixed use building has been instrumental in the revitalization of the industrial
urban neighborhood it calls home.
 |
Photo © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
The 50′x50′ lot sits mid-block down a cobble street in the shadow of an iconic elevated ‘Viaduct’. The desire to create an ultra-modern, inviting work environment while celebrating the historical industrial context was a paramount objective right from the start. To that end the buildings final design has incorporated significant elements of the surrounding neighborhood.
 |
Photo © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
The upper two floors, which house a 3 unit residential component, are clad in
corten steel, a brutally honest and simple industrial material used extensively on the adjacent pre-war viaduct structure. The corten has been allowed to weather naturally since being erected to bring out the beautifully vibrant yet protective rust.
 |
Photo © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
The skewed “pencil” columns supporting the buildings residential upper box playfully mimic the viaducts structural elements. In addition to reflecting their environs, the staggered columns evoke an idea of weightlessness.
 |
Photo © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
Its almost as if, in defiance of gravity, the box would float away were it not tethered to the ground by its mooring ropes. Acting as an anchor, or mooring post, is the 1 story residential entrance and garage box. This grounding element is clad in stack-bonded local brick to once again reflect the surrounding context. In its short lifetime this new building has quickly become a much valued and respected addition to neighborhood and has set the bar high for other neighbors soon to come….
 |
Photo © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
 |
1st floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
 |
2nd floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
 |
3rd floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
 |
4th floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
 |
section--drawing © Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture Click above image to view slideshow |
The people
Architect: Minervini Vandermark Architecture
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Photographs: Courtesy of Minervini Vandermark Architecture
Note>>Location in this map, It could indicate city/country but not exact address.
Related Books
