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Compton and Goethals Hall City College of New York New York, NY
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For this new, $12 million arts center Lee Harris Pomeroy Associates /Architects combined Compton Hall, built in 1909 as the Mechanic Arts Building, and Goethals Hall, built in 1929, as the School of Technology. The two structures, designed by George Brown Post (1837-1913), were built of native Manhattan schist, with contrasting terra cotta ornament by sculptor Livingston Smith. Compton Hall previously housed the college's power plant.
In addition to being designated NYC Landmarks, the two buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This historic context has been kept in mind. The buildings form a three-story "H"-shaped structure and provide approximately 100,000 square feet of space for their new functions. The design preserves a key feature: the arch-trusses of the former gymnasium on the third floor of Goethals Hall. This converted space is used for dance teaching and performance studios. It also houses New York City's largest Dance Notation Library. The original interior circulation system has been sensitively maintained and enhanced; the original stairs and main circulation pattern have been retained within a newly designed enclosure of plain and ground-face concrete masonry and glass block masonry walls. These are punctuated with sculptural symbolic stainless steel columns, helical patterned column enclosures, new stainless steel stairs, balustrades and railings, light posts, and galvanized finished steel wall coverings. The entrance lobbies at the ground, second, and third floors have been defined with a series of curved walls composed of both ground-faced and plain concrete masonry. All interior spaces are also designed to meet modern standards with new handling systems, electrical service, distribution and lighting systems. Compton and Goethals Hall was completed with a construction cost of $12 million.
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For more information contact:
Lee Harris Pomeroy Associates / Architect
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