DXA Studio
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{{Short description|American architecture firm}}
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| firm_type = Architecture firm
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| founders = Jordan Rogove, Wayne Norbeck
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| city = New York, NY
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.746752|N|73.989593|W}}
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| founded = 2011
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- William Ulmer Brewery Conversion
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| website = [https://www.dxastudio.com/ Official website]
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DXA Studio is an American architecture firm based in New York City and known for its work on the conversion of the William Ulmer Brewery in Brooklyn{{cite web |title=New Sunset Park Development by DXA Studio Could Rise Over Tracks in Brooklyn |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2018/08/new-sunset-park-development-by-dxa-studio-could-rise-over-tracks-in-brooklyn/ |publisher=The Architect’s Newspaper |access-date=February 20, 2024|date=August 8, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Zoning Amendments Approved for Ulmer Brewery Residential Building at 81 Beaver Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/zoning-amendments-approved-for-ulmer-brewery-residential-building-at-81-beaver-street-in-bushwick-brooklyn.html |publisher=New York YIMBY|access-date=February 20, 2024|date= April 12, 2022}}{{cite web |title=Bushwick's Landmarked Ulmer Brewery Becomes Apartments |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2022/10/bushwicks-landmarked-ulmer-brewery-becomes-apartments/ |publisher=Commercial Observer |date=October 26, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} and the design of The Rowan Astoria, a residential development in Queens that set a record in 2021 for the most expensive condominium unit sold in the borough.{{cite web|title=Astoria's Most Expensive Condo Ever Sold|url= https://patch.com/new-york/astoria-long-island-city/astorias-most-expensive-condo-ever-sold|publisher=Patch|access-date=February 20, 2024|date= March 16, 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Streak of New Record Home Sales Rocks NYC's Hottest Hoods |url=https://nypost.com/2021/04/22/streak-of-new-record-home-sales-rocks-nycs-hottest-hoods/ |publisher=New York Post |date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}
History
Founded in 2011 by Jordan Rogove and Wayne Norbeck, DXA studio emphasizes authenticity, sustainability, and originality in architecture.{{Cite web |title=10 Questions with Jordan Rogove of DXA Studio |url=https://interiordesign.net/projects/10-questions-with-jordan-rogove-of-dxa-studio/|publisher=Interior Design|date=March 19, 2020|access-date= February 20, 2024}}
In 2022, DXA Studio released its first monograph, DXA NYC: 10 Years of Building on History, published by ORO. The book explores DXA’s practice through 14 projects that consider New York City as a laboratory, embracing history as a constructive and critical influence. The book also includes writing by Gregory Rogove, Russell Shorto and Judith Zilczer.{{cite web |title=DXA NYC: 10 Years of Building on History |url=https://oroeditions.com/product/dxa-ten-years|publisher=ORO Editions |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{cite web |title=DXA NYC |url=https://www.archdaily.com/987034/dxa-nyc |publisher=ArchDaily|access-date=February 20, 2024|date= August 11, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=15 Summer Reads |url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/insight/15-summer-reads |publisher=World-Architects|date= July 12, 2022|access-date=February 20, 2024}}
Maverick Chelsea, located in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, is the firm’s largest project to date.{{Cite web |title=Maverick Chelsea by DXA Studio |url=https://aasarchitecture.com/2022/10/maverick-chelsea-by-dxa-studio/ |publisher=AAs Architecture |date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} Opened in 2022, it features two side-by-side towers with a faceted column and spandrel grid façade, with condo and rental units, including affordable housing under the NYC Inclusionary Housing and Fair Housing Acts.{{Cite web |title=Facades: DXA Studio's The Maverick with Acid-Etched Precast Concrete Panels |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2020/08/facades-dxa-studios-the-maverick-acid-etched-precast-concrete-panels/ |publisher=The Architect's Newspaper |date=August 13, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=DXA Studio Brings Faceted Concrete Housing Towers to Chelsea |url=https://archinect.com/news/article/150211757/dxa-studio-brings-faceted-concrete-housing-towers-to-chelsea |publisher=Archinect |date= August 17, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Maverick Chelsea Opens to Residents |url=https://rew-online.com/maverick-chelsea-opens-to-residents/ |publisher=Real Estate Weekly |date= August 8, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} In 2022, Justin Davidson of New York Magazine sought the firm's expertise for potential renovation ideas for the imperiled{{Cite web |title=Matt Damon Joins Efforts to Preserve West Park Presbyterian Church |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/nyregion/matt-damon-west-park-presbyterian-church.html |work=The New York Times |date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} West-Park Presbyterian Church at 165 86th Street. DXA Studio proposed three options that preserved as much of the core structure as possible and added new apartments with a façade respecting the neighborhood context.{{Cite web |title=West Park Presbyterian Church Considers Reconstruction Amid Demolition |url=https://www.curbed.com/2022/07/west-park-presbyterian-church-landmarks-reconstruction-demolition.html |publisher=Curbed |date=July 19, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}
In 2023, the firm completed The Labs on 121, a life science building in Harlem, New York,{{cite web |title=The Labs on 121 Becomes the First Development to Install View Smart Windows in Harlem's Growing Life Sciences Cluster |url=https://www.citybiz.co/article/367581/the-labs-on-121-becomes-the-first-development-to-install-view-smart-windows-in-harlems-growing-life-sciences-cluster/ |publisher=CityBiz |date= January 11, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{cite web |title=New Life Science Labs Grow in East Harlem |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2023/04/new-life-science-labs-grow-in-east-harlem/ |publisher=Commercial Observer |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} and 110 North 1st Street, a residential project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn rooted in health and wellness.{{Cite web |title=110 North 1st Launches Sales in Williamsburg, Brooklyn |url=https://rew-online.com/110-north-1st-launches-sales-in-williamsburg-brooklyn/ |publisher=Real Estate Weekly |date= March 23, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Renderings Reveal 38-Unit Condo Building at 110 North First Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/01/renderings-reveal-38-unit-condo-building-at-110-north-first-street-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html |publisher=New York YIMBY |date=January 27, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}
The Rowan Astoria, designed by DXA Studio, is one of the largest residential projects in Astoria, Queens{{Cite web |title=Rowan Astoria, Queens, New York |url=https://www.e-architect.com/new-york/rowan-astoria-queens-new-york |publisher=e-architect |date= June 28, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} and has also set records for condominium sales in the area. The six-story building consists of 16-unit condos attached to a glass lobby with a green roof surrounded by a landscaped entrance plaza and private garden. The façade features intricate masonry.{{Cite web |title=The Rowan |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/the-rowan |publisher=Architect Magazine |date= November 19, 2019 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}
Other restoration and renovation projects by DXA Studio include the landmark William Ulmer Brewery restoration in Bushwick, New York - originally designed by renowned architect Theobald Engelhardt, DXA Studio transformed it into a new commercial and manufacturing center; 827-831 Broadway, a 70,000 SF commercial building in lower Manhattan, once Willem de Kooning’s former studio space - DXA Studio restored the original 1890s cast-iron façade and design a new vertical enlargement that celebrates the cultural significance of the building;{{Cite web |title=Willem de Kooning Studio Addition |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/willem-de-kooning-studio-addition |publisher=Architectural Digest |date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=New Condos at Former Union Square Home of Willem de Kooning to Start at $3.8M |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/8/16623000/manhattan-willem-de-kooning-union-square-dxa |publisher=Curbed NY |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=DXA Studio Proposes Prismatic Glass Addition for Willem de Kooning's Former Union Square Home |url=https://www.6sqft.com/dxa-studio-proposes-prismatic-glass-addition-for-willem-de-koonings-former-union-square-home/ |publisher=6sqft |date= |access-date=February 20, 2024}} 49 Greene Street in SoHo’s Cast-Iron District,{{Cite web |title=49 Greene Street, SoHo |url=https://architizer.com/blog/practice/details/49-greene-street-soho/ |publisher=Architizer |date= February 22, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Finance Exec Dan Roitman Buys $32.66M NYC Penthouse |url=https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/finance-exec-dan-roitman-buys-32-66m-nyc-penthouse/ |publisher=New York Post |date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church conversion on West 81st Street,{{Cite web |title=121-Year-Old Upper West Side Church Will Add Apartments |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2014/10/1/10041116/121-year-old-upper-west-side-church-will-add-apartments |publisher=Curbed NY |date=October 1, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2024}} and 102 Greene Street, a cast-iron building originally designed by Henry Fernbach in 1881.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.dxastudio.com/ Official website]
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