Photo © Frank Oudeman
Picture © nARCHITECTS
Photo © Frank Oudeman
Photo © Frank Oudeman
Photo © Frank Oudeman
Photo © Frank Oudeman
Photo © Frank Oudeman
Picture © nARCHITECTS
Photo © Frank Oudeman
Photo © Frank Oudeman

Switch Building

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Location
109 Norfolk Street, Lower East Side, New York
Year
2006
Client

109 Norfolk, LLC / Gilad Grinberg

Area
14,500sf

Program
5 Apartments + Art gallery

Sustainability
Locally sourced materials and fabrication

Awards
AIA NY Building Type Merit Award

nARCHITECTS Team
Eric Bunge, Mimi Hoang (Principals); Daniela Zimmer (Project Architect), Jorge Pereira, Takuya Shinoda

Collaborators
Structural and MEP Engineer: Sharon Engineering

Builders
Metal facades and stairs: George Dimizas / Ifestos; General Contractor: Builders & HVAC, NY

Switch Building is a 7 storey apartment and art gallery building at 109 Norfolk Street in the Lower East Side.  The building consists of four floor-through apartments, a duplex penthouse, and a double height art gallery on the ground and cellar levels.  Each apartment has unique light qualities and views up and down the street, through front façade bay windows and rear façade balconies that switch back and forth from floor to floor.  Switch Gallery has a steel and glass storefront and canopy that opens completely, allowing for events to extend onto the sidewalk and provide a public identity for the building.

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