Center For Architecture
The Center for Architecture opened to the public in October 2003.
Geothermal system
In the summer of 2003, the geothermal system for the Center for Architecture was installed. For three weeks, construction crews drilled two wells, each 1,260 feet (~ 384m) deep beneath the sidewalk. After drilling through layers or gravel, pea stone, overburden soil and bedrock, the wells were connected to make a closed loop system. The geothermal system consists of 6-inch-diameter (150 mm) pipes, heat exchangers and pumps for groundwater to flow through. The geothermal system cools the Center for Architecture during warm weather and heats it during the cold months by circulating water through heat exchangers. The system is based on the fact that the Earth's temperature at a thousand feet below Manhattan is a constant 52 °F (11 °C). The heat exchangers use the temperature of the water to cool (or heat as demand requires) the air released into the 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m) facility through air ducts. Air is blown over the chilled or heated water before traveling into the galleries and office spaces.
See also
References
- ^ "Center for Architecture — Art Gallery in Greenwich Village". Foursquare.com. June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (October 5, 2003). "POSTINGS: New Center for Architecture o La Guardia Place to Open Tuesday; A Design That Lets the Sun Shine In". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "AIA New York Chapter : Center for Architecture". Cfa.aiany.org. Retrieved March 17, 2016.