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Henry Street Studios Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
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The former 1870s Peaks Mason Mints Candy Factory, on Cadman Plaza in the Brooklyn Heights Landmark District, was converted into artists' studios and apartments. It anticipated and inspired subsequent redevelopment activity in the area.
The project created living and working spaces for artists while respecting the original handsome, six-story, heavy timber structure. Open air and indoor exhibit spaces are provided for showing resident artists' work within the facility. Additional spaces downstairs proved community meeting rooms, darkrooms, and storage for the benefit of this artist's enclave. Since the area was declared a historic district the building was subject to approval by the Landmark Preservation Commission which sought the retention of such elements as parts of the old cornice. The outside of the building was left intact on three elevations, installing steel-framed windows in place of wooden ones, and repainting the original sign on the parapet. The only "new" elevation replaced the windowless part wall facing north. The old masonry wall was opened up with large windows, retaining the steel channels required for shoring as part of the exterior design. Henry Street Studios received a Progressive Architecture Design Award for adaptive reuse and a Residential Award from the NYC Chapter of the AIA. |
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For more information contact:
Lee Harris Pomeroy Associates / Architect
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