Rheingold Brewery in Brooklyn, New York by ODA

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At The Rheingold the streetscape is brought all the way up to the exterior and creates an inhabited facade on all four sides of the block. The building invites residents into an environment of accessibility and connectivity, one that celebrates user experience and champions shared perspective. Encapsulating one full block, this seven-story, mixed-use building contains inner and outer courtyards, and most notably an expansive and distinctive green rooftop. The sloping angles create a more organic terrain with longer sun exposure for the courtyards and allow for direct horizontal connections from the upper four floors. In this way, living space extends beyond each apartment’s four walls with ample outdoor space. Making full use of this often-neglected available space, the design was created with the goal of providing residents many of the urban elements that the area is currently lacking. Nestled in the center will be an interior courtyard that serves as a visual and physical connector, providing an additional 19,000 square feet of outdoor recreational space. On the roof, a 100’ truss bridges between the open courtyard, creating a view deck with incomparable views to Manhattan.

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

• Architects: ODA
• Project: Rheingold Brewery
• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Photography: Pavel Bendov, Lester Ali

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Encompassing a full city block, The Rheingold boasts a distinct modular design with cascading terraces and floor-to-ceiling windows framed in a repeating pattern of yellow, orange and red that draws from the dramatic and energetic murals and street art found throughout Bushwick.  Residences at The Rheingold blend with its surrounding outdoor spaces uniquely designed as an extension of each home.

The Rheingold was specifically designed for creative and gig economy folks, offering residents more than 40 unique amenities, professional workspaces, 70,000 square feet of outdoor space, provocative murals by local artists (in partnership with The Bushwick Collective), on-site concierge services and more. The building offers a twenty percent of inclusionary housing units.

Architect and Interior Design Quotes:

“We strive to bring back the qualities of life our cities have lost to scale. Urban living today is certainly different than it once was, but the innate human needs for physical connection, visual engagement, and spatial excitement are as present as ever. We believe there’s an opportunity to reclaim some of these elements, even at a higher density. In today’s larger buildings, little thought is given to how residents can come together as a community.  At The Rheingold, we focused on creating dynamic experiences and interpersonal discovery by designing a vertical village with cascading terraces and a roofscape that provides flexible routes that allow for deeper, more spontaneous connections free of spatial closure,” said Eran Chen of ODA.

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

“Today’s best buildings successfully create unique spaces for each part of a resident’s life.  People also want choices.  One day they may want to work outside with a coffee and their dog, the next in solitude.  When entertaining, they want to have spaces for dinner parties or playing games with friends without the burden of being crammed in to one space.  The Rheingold is designed to let people find choose their own story by giving them every option imaginable in a warm, comfortable setting that reflects their personality,” said Funda Durukan of Durukan Design.

List of amenities

Residents of The Rheingold enjoy a near endless list of amenities spread across three levels.  For fitness and health gurus, The Rheingold offers an expansive bi-level gym fit with a double-height Rockwerx rock climbing wall and Courttech squash court; a large yoga and fitness studio for group classes complete with a large screen tv and sound system for group classes; and men’s and women’s locker rooms.  Post-workout, residents can recover or relax at The Rheingold’s on-site spa, which includes individual and couples treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna, and salon/manicure room where residents can book private treatments via an app or the building’s concierge, Platinum Lifestyle Ltd.

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

For creative and professional types including artists, freelancers and makers, The Rheingold features a sound proof music room complete with a drum kit, keyboard, guitars, amps, microphones and a live mixer.  The building’s painting studio boasts freestanding heavy-duty adjustable easels, drafter’s tables, drying racks and large stainless steel slop sinks; the photography studio is equipped with a Manfrotto photo/video muslin backdrop and Interfit three-head lighting kit for professional-quality shoots and a white box for photographing small items or products.

The Rheingold also features numerous dedicated spaces for work and entertainment, including a business center with fully-equipped conference rooms, a computer lab and a wet bar for entertaining clients.  There are also several large community-style rooms for hosting client meetings and private dinners with for large groups.  For those who need more privacy while working from home, additional conference rooms are available that feature white boards and flat screen TVs with video conferencing capabilities.  In addition, The Rheingold has an on-site dry cleaning and tailoring service (dry-cleaning is done off-site) as well as a laundry room with oversized washers and dryers for oversized items.

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

After hours, residents can kick back at The Rheingold’s library; in-lobby café operated by Bushwick-based Swallow Café; game room, complete with air hockey, billiards, shuffleboard, table tennis and foosball; or head to the building’s 16-seat screening room to watch the game or stream their favorite show on Netflix.  Children at The Rheingold can play 24-7 at the building’s playroom overlooking two of the building’s three landscaped inner courtyards; while pets can run it out in the building’s private dog run before cleaning up in the building’s professional pet spa.  Residents can books pet walks, pet sitting and pet cleaning services via the building’s concierge.  In addition, The Rheingold offers parking, bike storage and storage units available for rent.

The Rheingold’s 70,000 square feet of outdoor space includes an expansive landscaped rooftop featuring a tree-lined walking path; children’s play area; games deck; outdoor fitness area; a dog run; and intimate landscaped seating areas for sunbathing and relaxation.  The roof deck is highlighted by an awe-inspiring 100-foot steel skybridge featuring sweeping views of Brooklyn and the Manhattan skyline. ODA designed the upper floors of the building with setbacks that allow sunlight into the building’s three landscaped interior courtyards. Landscaping for The Rheingold was provided by Gunn Landscape Architecture.

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Lester-Ali

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © Pavel Bendov

Image Courtesy © ODA

Tags: Brooklyn, New York

Categories: Apartments, Building, Residential

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