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  Project Title

  Haven Plaza Resiliency

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  CTA Architects

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Craig Tooman, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD, Principal

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  Awarded
  
  WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Other Architectural Design

• Project Link
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• Project Location
  New York, United States
• Project Status
  Completed
• Completion Date
  August, 2021
• Client
  Catholic Homes New York Institute For Human Development
• General Contractor
  Collado Engineering, Dpc
• Photographer credit
  Pericle Gheorghias


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  CTA Architects
• Lead Architect(s)
  Craig Tooman, AIA, LEED AP, CPHD, Principal
• Other Team Members
  Asaf Yogev, AIA, Associate
• About Firm
  CTA Architects P.C. (CTA) is composed of talented, hands-on architects well-versed in traditional urban building types and new technologies. Our mid-sized architectural firm is located in New York City and has been providing architectural services in the metropolitan area for over thirty years. CTA's work is rooted in the belief that the careful, appropriate restoration of existing buildings is among the most sustainable activities of any Architecture practice.

After Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in 2012, we designed Haven Plaza Resiliency to meet the four-building, low-income housing complex's storm resiliency needs. The building appears to float above the floodplain on three concrete supportive fins. It doesn't house people; it houses machinery to keep people warm, dry, and safe. We hope our design showcases the function of the building and offers comfort to the residents of Haven Plaza. The next time we have a terrible storm like Sandy, the lights and heat won't go off, and the elevators and water will work.