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NEW YORK, NY Aragon Construction recently completed renovations for Breenan Beer Gorman Architects/Breenan Beer Gorman Monk Interiors new New York City office in the Empire State Building. Aragon worked closely with the internationally renowned architecture and interior design firms to completely demo and build out the entire 25th floor. The companies, which inked a 15-year lease for the 32, 000 s/f space, have now relocated from 515 Madison Avenue, where they had been since the firms inception in 1984.
BBG-BBGM are pursuing LEED Silver Certification in the Commercial Interiors category, and hope to be the first tenant to achieve this rating at the Empire State Building. Aragon helped the firms attain their “green” goal: Bathrooms feature low-flow and motion-sensor appliance while EnergyStar equipment is individually sub metered allowing the firm to monitor and optimize the offices performance. Enegry-efficient lighting systems were installed such as T% high output fluorescent lamps with LEDs; as a result, energy consumption will be kept at 15 percent below ASHRAE standards. Other eco-friendly features include low-VOC paints and adhesives and recycled-content materials such as certified wood floors, Interface carpet tiles & Ecophon fiberglass ceiling tiles and wall coverings.
The final design includes a partially exposed ceiling that had to be meticulously restored to its original appearance, at least 30 different light fixtures that were positioned throughout the space and considerable amount of glass, reflective surfaces and white tones that function to capture as much natural light as possible. An open office environment, featuring group workstations and an Ahrend benching system, was created to set a collaborative tone throughout the area. The biggest challenge Aragon faced, and ultimately hurled, involved the firms new HVAC system, requiring the installation of two chillers on the buildings southwest set back roof – a task never before endeavored at the Empire State Building.
The result allows the offices to utilize a 24/7 cooling system that operates independently of the Empire State Building.
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