F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC

Ghent, New York

People/Products

Completion Date: June 2008

Owner: Art Omi International Arts Center

Program: A 4,200-square-foot gallery and visitor’s center set on 120 acres.

Design concept and solution: This contemporary sculpture park, located in the hills of Columbia County, New York, serves as a gateway and resting place for a 150-acre visitor center that houses over 80 outdoor installations. An indoor gallery houses interior exhibitions and serves as a venue for lectures, concerts, and public programming in the arts. Large expanses of curtainwall glazing set against stonewalls contribute to effective daylighting. The project was awarded LEED Silver certification in part because of its green roof, use of solar power, and recycled materials. 

Gross square footage:
4200 sq. ft.

Site size:
120 acres

Total construction cost:
$1,200,000

Architect:
F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC
160 Quinn Lane
Ghent, NY 12075
T: 518.392.3721
F: 518.392.5261
www.ftarchitecture.com

People

Owner:
Art Omi International Arts Center

Architect:
F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC
160 Quinn Lane
Ghent, NY 12075
T: 518.392.3721
F: 518.392.5261
www.ftarchitecture.com

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Kathleen Triem, LEED AP, Project Architect

Architect of record:
F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC

Interior designer:
F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC

Landscape designer: Tim McCormack

Consultant(s):
Landscape: F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC

Lighting: F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC

Other:
LEED Consultant: Bright Power

Solar PVC Collectors: Engineered + Installed by Hudson Valley Clean Energy

Engineers:
Structural + Mechanical Engineers: James T. Kelly

General contractor:
Construction Management by F:T Architecture + Interiors, PLLC

Photographer(s):
Mark LaRosa

CAD system, project management, or other software used: Autocad, Architectural Desktop

 

  

Products

Exterior cladding:
Masonry: Real Stone Veneer

Metal/glass: Vista Wall, Precision Glass and Aluminum, Sub-Contractors

Concrete: Polished Recycled Concrete Floor- Madsen and Madsen Concrete, Sub-Contractors

Wood: Glu-Lam Structure

Roofing:
Built-up roofing: PVC Roof below planted roof system, Mid-States Roofing, Sub-Contractors

Other: Planted Green Roof System, Apex Roofs, Sub-Contractors

Windows:
Wood: “Marvin” – fixed and casements stacked units for window-walls

Glazing:
Glass: Vista Wall, Precision Glass and Aluminum, Sub-Contractors

Skylights: Velux

Doors:
Entrances: YKK Entry Doors; Precision Glass and Aluminum, Sub-Contractors

Interior finishes:
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Ikea

Paneling: “Mushroom Wood” salvaged hemlock by “Antique and Vintage Woods of America.

Countertop: Precast Recylced Concrete Countertops, by Marvel Concrete.

Lighting:
Interior ambient lighting: Selux fluorescent fixtures

Tasklighting: Elliptipar wall washers

Controls:  Lutron

Plumbing: Toto dual flush toilet