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Coney Island's Stillwell Avenue
Terminal is the largest above-ground station in the New York City subway
system.
For the reconstruction of this major intermodal terminal, Kiss + Cathcart
has designed a 76,000 square foot glass and steel structure using an innovative,
panelized construction system of semi-transparent photovoltaic modules.
These
solar modules function both as enclosure and a source of approximately
250,000 kilowatt hours per year in renewable energy, the equivalent of the
usage of approximately 40 single family houses.
The train shed was designed to meet the demanding maintenance and operations
requirements of New York City Transit. It will stand as a major civic gesture
by New York City Transit, in promoting the use of renewable energy, as a catalyst
for the revitalization of Coney Island, and providing the public with a beautiful
and convenient transit facility.
Kiss + Cathcart, Architects
Jacobs Engineering
Domingo Gonzales Associates, Lighting
Kaiser Engineering/Jambekhar Strauss Architects, Conceptual Design and Engineering
Read about Stillwell on the AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards 2007 site
