The Scarborough Presbyterian Church was built in 1895, and as the congregation grew, a school complex grew around it. VBA was retained provide master plan services to re-organize the entire Church and school complex as well as to restore the Church and Carriage House. As part of the master plan VBA studied different options for providing new plaza spaces,…
VBA was retained to restore the Fordham University Church at the Rose Hill campus. The project was a complete exterior restoration of the Landmark Church. VBA completed schematic design through construction administration services for the University. The exterior marble stone facade was cleaned and re-pointed. VBA completed an extensive exterior survey of the Church facade to develop the scope of repair. …
VBA was a consultant for architectural restoration of this 1889 Italian Renaissance and Victorian Cathedral. The Cathedral’s restoration was an elaborate recreation of historic conditions, reviving the previous grandeur of this historic building. The restoration included a new liturgical plan that provided a new marble platform and steps, an altar table and wood raridose. The existing Cathedral’s interior had…
The Reformed Church of Bronxville was originally built in the 1920s as a “simple picturesque Gothic style” church. The Church was also heavily influenced by the Norman Church designs, transformed with Gothic stye windows to create a distinctly American style of religious architecture. Over time the Parish grew and the Church was expanded, a school building was added and a new…
VBA was commissioned for full design and construction administration services for the first phase of the restoration of a historic Roman Catholic Church, Parish Center, Rectory, and School complex. VBA also provided programming and master plan preparation, creating a phased plan for the Church to guide their future renovations. Located in the thriving community of Astoria, Queens, the Church was…
The Southold Free Library is an historic bank building that had previously been converted into a Library. The Library was in dire need of renovation and reorganization. VBA provided full services from programming to construction documents. The 49 seat Community Room was renovated with new projection screen and acoustic finishes. It will be used for movie screenings, performances, and…
The Galvan Community Center, located in Hudson, New York is VBA’s newest community project that is currently being designed. Built as an armory in 1893, the existing building will be repurposed for the Hudson Area Library within the main drill shed space, and the former officer quarters will be converted to house the new Hudson Senior Center. Additional spaces…
The Fort Hamilton Branch Library was built in 1907, as a gift from Andrew Carnegie. Since then the surrounding neighborhood and the Library have changed quite a bit. During the 1960s, the Library was renovated, stripping the interior of almost all the historic fabric. The surrounding neighborhood has also grown in size and diversity, with the Library acting as an…
Tirranna was personally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1959 and was under construction at the time of his death. ABC has been retained to evaluate and oversee correction of a variety of complex problems relating to the exterior envelope, in particular the sweeping roof forms which incorporate multiple skylights and unusual edge conditions.