Just some updated photos of Gates Hall from last week- entryway “feet” are growing. Wonder how heavy those concrete blocks are..
Gates Hall Updated Photos
September 16, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Klarman Hall, Goldwin Smith Roof Replacement
September 10, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
In addition to the Klarman Hall project, Goldwin Smith Hall’s roof will be undergoing a replacement at the cost of around $5 million (including some Klarman Hall enabling work). First, the metal and slate material will be removed, then a series of minor geometric changes will be made (from the drawings, it looks like they’re intended to provide better drainage and snow drip to the eave corners, preventing buildup and eventual leakage). The eave and dormer details look about the same, so once the roof is replaced, it will be hard for someone to spot the difference coming back as an alumni.. nothing like what it will be like to look at the East Ave side and see Klarman Hall consuming the former dead space on the eastern side. The roof replacement draft details are embedded below.
Gates Hall Entry Work
September 6, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Not much to see here on the outside, but the entryway work has a couple more feet-like steel structures in place, and you can see a nice-looking woodgrain ceiling application underneath the cantilever. Excited to see the final product; without a doubt, it will probably be one of the coolest entries of any building in Ithaca.
Klarman Hall Site Excavation & Staging
September 4, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Klarman Hall’s site contains more materials since two weeks ago, and there’s been some excavation of what looks like a storm drainage line that goes under East Ave, draining from East to West. The slope along East Ave has been dug down slightly, and the windows on Goldwin Smith Hall will probably be boarded up soon so that they are protected once further excavation begins. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Cornell’s info page on the project: Klarman Hall.
Gates Hall Entry Details
August 27, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
This one took me by surprise- the [concrete?] entryway pieces are actually pre-fabricated, as you can see the different pieces here that came off a pallet, and have been lowered into place. This is just the very beginning of a large installation on the western side. Not much else has visibly changed on the exterior, but you can take a peek at a few photos of the raw interior here: Image Gallery | Gates Hall.
Gates Hall Site Photos
August 9, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
An assortment of concrete piles for the elaborate entryway look set, and the front cantilever has been supported with additional steel beams. The western front on the Hoy Road side will be interesting to watch, as the concrete steps are filled-in making their way down to the sidewalk.
Klarman Hall Project Schedule
August 2, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Cornell has a handy FAQ page for this project, and there’s now a project schedule to go along with it (embedded below). Bids are due in September with contractor mobilization in early November. It says the windows on Goldwin will be boarded up to protect them from rock blasting, so I imagine this is the major component of excavation to get the land along East Ave. lowered to the proper grade. The concrete retaining wall along East Ave should follow the excavation.
Gates Hall Site Photos
July 25, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Here are some more photos of the spaceship. Besides some work on the future main entry, I didn’t notice much change on the exterior from two weeks prior. Archdaily has a few posts about Thom Mayne (the architect), and in fact, he’ll be designing the first landmark building for the NYC Tech Campus. If you like this sort of work, here’s an extensive post on Cooper Union, a building he designed and was finished in 2009.
Klarman Hall Site Photos
July 23, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Randomly caught a rare moment when no cars or people were traversing East Ave, so here’s a panorama of Goldwin Smith and some shots of the current site. Wish I had centered this shot better, but as you can see from the architectural rendering, Klarman’s roofline will intersect Goldwin’s dormer windows. Much of Goldwin’s roof will still be prominently visible, but not much of the eastern facade, which is understandable. Goldwin contains no main eastern entrances, so walking along East Ave would give you the impression that you’re staring at the back of the building, which is the case anyway.
Klarman Hall Final Site Plan Presentation
July 18, 2013 // by Jason Henderson
Here’s the final site plan presentation to the City of Ithaca Planning Board back in May. This one focuses on material finish selections, and various specific exterior and interior elevations. The interior Atrium elevation is interesting, showing how the Klarman Hall atrium supports will hang just slightly above the top of Goldwin Smith’s rotunda, and as seen in earlier presentations, some sections of the rotunda wall will be punched-through and the rotunda itself will be completely renovated for a cafe counter and ample seating arrangements, an inventive re-use of the structure . Lots of granite, sandstone, concrete, glass, and acoustical wall panels; all very modern and high-end.
This PDF is quite large, so some slides may look like gibberish until it fully loads.