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New Space for Women's Health Seeks LEED Gold in Midtown

Tue

Aug

Designed by Perkins+Will and Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers, the New Space for Women's Health will be New York City's first stand-alone birthing center, offering women and their families prenatal and postpartum care, childbirth education, social work, and psychological services. The three-story project is pursuing a LEED Gold rating from USGBC; green features will include efficient HVAC, water, and lighting systems, among other LEED standards. Lilker's healthcare division sought to design a "relaxed and warm setting" for patients that simultaneously conserves energy. The team is also considering installing wind turbines and solar hot water panels. The 8000-square-foot project involves the conversion of a former parking garage on West 30th Street in Midtown and should open sometime in 2010.

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ML: COFRA Group, Perkins+Will Complete – CI Gold Office at 277 Park

Mon

Jun

by Stephen Del Percio

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Perkins+Will recently completed a 30,000-square-foot fit-out of Switzerland-based investment conglomerate COFRA Group’s offices on the 29th floor of 277 Park Avenue in Midtown. The project is seeking a LEED Gold rating from USGBC under the Commercial Interiors system and includes numerous green design features, ranging from locally-sourced wood paneling and water-efficient fixtures to recycled-content glass partitions designed to increase the penetration of natural light. The space also features LED lighting and recycled denim insulation.

According to Perkins+Will principal Joan Blumenfeld, the design was "inspired by the company’s Swiss roots." Blumenfeld suggests that the office’s "central parson's table concept, which symbolizes balance and proportion, relates to the centrality and importance of the kitchen/pantry area in both the country's and the firm's cultures. This is a key design element, repeated throughout the space."