Grand Street Movable Bridge Replacement

Jenna Manfredi (CE)
Abey Campos (CE)
Eliyas Encarnacion (CE)
Sophia Zhao (CE)

Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith

Built in 1902, the Grand Street Bridge is a swing bridge that spans over the Newtown Creek. It is currently too narrow to allow two lanes of traffic to comfortably pass and at the end of its design life. In response to an RFP issued by the NYCDOT, we have designed a 230' long through truss vertical lift bridge with two sets of 12' vehicle lanes and 8' mixed pedestrian/bicycle lanes to current standards as a replacement.

Multi-Use Vertical Farm Facility

Hiu Ying Chen (CE)
Rachel Eng (CE)
Afreen Mustafa (CE)
Derrick Tang (CE)

Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith

This project envisions the development of a multi-use facility in the heart of the East Village, Manhattan, New York. The building integrates retail spaces, public balcony seating, and sustainable hydroponic farming. The driving force behind this initiative is the need for improved access to fresh, local produce within a historically significant and growing community.

The Cornell Center for Music and Entertainment

Ateeb Amjid (CE)
David Madrigal (CE)
Jacob Krebs (CE)
Rishab Jain (CE)

Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith

Cornell University seeks design proposals for a new Postgraduate Arts Campus in NYC, featuring a music school and performing arts center. Our team will be putting forward a design proposal. 22-09 41st Avenue is chosen as the ideal location, boasting 60,000 sq ft of vacant space and excellent transit access. The campus aims to become a cultural hub, comprising the Louis Armstrong Performing Arts School and the Huey Lewis Great Hall.

Bronx Animal Care Facility for Animal Rehabilitation Purposes

Samuel Hui (CE)
Patrick Michel (CE)
Frederick Choi (CE)
John Eladem (CE)
Allen Dong (CE)

Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith

This facility will serve as a location for petowners to have the needs of their dogs, cats, bunnies, or birds attended and properly taken care of. Additionally, this space will feature an adoption center for citizens to begin taking a pet under their care, a community center for people and animals to play in in the form of a rooftop area encased by a glass dome, and stormwater management systems that will treat excess runoff water created by severe storms.

Redevelopment of PS64

Scott Chen (CE)
Gila Rosenzweig (CE)
Jake Sigman (CE)
Shira Stochel (CE)

Advised by Professors Cosmas Tzavelis, Leo Argiris and Joe Smith

This project aims to rehabilitate the long-empty PS64 in an adaptive reuse effort that will introduce new college dormitory and community center facilities to the East Village. The design considers how to preserve the existing landmarked facade while upgrading and replacing portions of the interior to accomodate the new uses. The redevelopment addresses a community desire to return the space to use as a community center, and the lack of affordable student housing in the area.