GF55 Partners-designed 46-09 11th Street wins 2016 Brick in Architecture Award

46-09 11th Street - Long Island City, NY

Long Island City, NY According to GF55 Partners, 46-09 11^th St., has earned Residential Multi-Family Best in Class for the 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards. The Brick Industry Association awards visionary projects that demonstrate brick’s aesthetic flexibility. The architects are GF55 Partners/Leonard Fusco, AIA partner-in-charge and the developer is Eckstein Development. The mixed-income building is 47,800 s/f containing 59 units.

The brick itself is unique and creates an interplay when seen under various lighting conditions. This is due to the brick’s composition of clay with a large amount of iron. Fusco said that the brick “which is dark has a reflective quality which serves to enliven the building façade.  Depending on the time of day, the brick envelope gives this building many different characteristics.” While simple, the façade has a sophisticated proportion. The massing of the building is a clean rectangle with a metal panel slice denoting the entry and providing a visual counterpoint to the brick.

To recall the local area’s factory heritage and to connect to its thriving artistic community the building design employs a modern interpretation of brick detailing, including brick window framing and a pixelated irregular brick pattern.

 GF55 has won five Brick in Architecture Awards in the last five years which is a reflection of the firm’s continued exploration of the aesthetic potential of brick.  The firm is devoted to providing high quality contextual buildings by utilizing simple materials in a creative way.