Project at a Glance
- Governors Island is a 172 acre island in the heart of New York Harbor between Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn waterfront.
- The island was a former military base from the early 1800s until 1996.
- Whitman completed the MEP engineering design services to convert building into visual art studios and performance spaces.
Key Words
Governors Island, MEP, engineering, New York, renovation, repurpose, visual art studios, military base, Spaceworks
Overview
Whitman completed the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering and special systems (information technology, security, etc.) design services to convert an existing school building on Governors Island for Spaceworks. The space will be transformed into 43 visual artist studios, one large rehearsal/performance space and a central common area that will include a small kitchen, seating and exhibition area.
The existing building’s services were antiquated and the design included new electrical, domestic water and sanitary services to the building from the new island’s infrastructure. Whitman coordinated with the architect and civil engineer of record to locate the service connections as well as the new equipment and piping throughout the building.
