New York State Pavilion Listening Session – January 2014 Agenda

Site Context

World’s Fair

Existing Condition Studies

Parks Preservation Efforts

Examples

Facilitation Questions

Wrap Up and Next Steps

New York State Pavilion 2 Site Overview

New York State Pavilion 3 Surrounding Neighborhoods

New York State Pavilion 4 Zones of Activity 2008 Strategic Framework Plan

1. Marina 3. West Park 5. World’s Fair Historic Core 7. Willow Lake 2. Sports Center 4. Garden & Recreation Area 6. Meadow Lake

New York State Pavilion 5 Surrounding Activity and Parking Lot Locations

New York State Pavilion

New York State Pavilion 6 Site Constraints

Highways Create Boundary to Surrounding Communities

Way finding

Noise

Wind

New York State Pavilion 7 Transit Links

New York State Pavilion 8 Solar Path, Winds, Noise

New York State Pavilion 9 1964-65 World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 10 New York State Pavilion – 1964 World’s Fair

Philip Johnson- Architect. June 2010 listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places

New York State Pavilion 11 New York State Pavilion – 1964 World’s Fair

Kalwall Roof System

New York State Pavilion 12 New York State Pavilion – Site Plan

New York State Pavilion 13 Existing Condition Studies

New York State Pavilion 14 Goals

Determine overall condition of the observation towers and Tent of Tomorrow

Sample foundation conditions beneath the Towers and Tent structures

Provide schematic recommendations and cost estimates for stabilization and restoration

New York State Pavilion 15 Tent of Tomorrow – Columns

New York State Pavilion 16 Tent of Tomorrow – Promenade

New York State Pavilion 17 Tent of Tomorrow – Cable Roof

New York State Pavilion 18 Towers – Roof Structure

Overall in good condition Missing Roof Lead Based Paint and Epoxy Floor Coating is Hazardous PCB Material Peeling Paint, Surface Rust with Pitting of Steel Adequate Structural Capacity

New York State Pavilion 19 Towers – Roof Girder

New York State Pavilion 20 Towers – Metal Deck

New York State Pavilion 21 Towers – Concrete

Isolated Cracks and Spalls Areas where reinforcing is too close to exterior

New York State Pavilion 22 Typical Tower Wall

New York State Pavilion 23 Towers – Stairs

New York State Pavilion 24 Towers – Basement

New York State Pavilion 25 Towers – Steel Piles

New York State Pavilion 26 Tent of Tomorrow Timber Piles

1996 2012 Pile Probe Depth Pile Probe Depth 1.5” 2” 2.5” 2.5” 3” 4” 5” ~ 1” loss per 10 years

New York State Pavilion 27 Tent of Tomorrow – Cost Estimate

Stabilize Column Foundations (Timber Piles)

Promenade Restoration: Roof, walls, stairs, escalator and railings

Repair Concrete Columns

Replace Cables in Suspension Roof System

Clean and Paint Steel

Replace Translucent Roof Panels

Escalation is not included

TOTAL COST: $31,578,950

New York State Pavilion 28 Towers’ Stabilization Plan

New York State Pavilion 29 Abate, Clean and Paint Steel

New York State Pavilion 30 Add Roof to Each Tower

New York State Pavilion 31 Structural Repairs

Reinforce perimeter floor channel

Inspect, restore or replace cable hangers

Replace corroded bolts

Reattach Elevator Rails

Seal cracks and patch spalls in tower walls and plaza piers

New York State Pavilion 32 Replace Stairs

New York State Pavilion 33 Waterproof all Observation Levels

New York State Pavilion 34 Restore Drainage System in Basement

New York State Pavilion 35 Safe & Code Compliant Electric Service

New Panelboards

Facility Grounding

Permanent FAA Service

Lightening Protection

Back-up Power

New York State Pavilion 36 Basic Utility Upgrades

Landscape & Special Lighting Security Lighting Intrusion Alarm Control

New York State Pavilion 37 Cost Estimate – Towers’ Stabilization

Priced as prevailing wage / project labor

Based on normal working hours

Markups include: Design Contingency, General Conditions, Overhead & Profit and Design Fee

Escalation is not included.

TOTAL COST: $11,434,803

New York State Pavilion 38 Towers’ Restoration Plan

New York State Pavilion 39 Architectural

• Replace Level 1 partitions including storefront type walls around perimeter and around elevator shafts.

• Replace plaster soffit under observation levels

• Restore and replace 2 elevator sky cabs including elevator equipment.

New York State Pavilion 40 Utilities

• Replace domestic water piping heating and fixtures serving Level 1 and including underground lines.

• Replace sanitary piping including underground piping.

• Heating and AC at Level 1

• Sprinkler and fire alarm system

• Electrical conduit, wires and misc. wiring devices

• General lighting, exit lighting and emergency lighting

• Telephone system

• Public address system

New York State Pavilion 41 Cost Estimate – Towers’ Restoration

Priced as prevailing wage / project labor

Based on normal working hours

Markups include: Design Contingency, General Conditions, Overhead & Profit and Design Fee

Escalation is not included.

TOTAL COST: $20,538,130

New York State Pavilion 42 Options – Cost Summary

Demolish Partial Demolition No Demolition Everything (Demolish Tent of Tomorrow) $0 $14,264,661 $10,613,075

Stabilization Restore Access Stabilize All Restore Access (no access) (to 1964 Program) (no access) (to 1964 Program) $11,434,803 $20,538,130 $43,013,753 $52,117,080 Total $22,047,878 Total $31,151,205

Perkins + Will $72,691,555

New York State Pavilion 43 Parks Preservation Efforts

New York State Pavilion 44 Texaco Road Map Conservation & Stabilization

A 130 Foot by 166 foot terrazzo replica of the Texaco Road Map. In 2008 University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation conserved four panels, which became part of an exhibition held at the Museum. In early 2010, Parks stabilized the remaining tiles with a sand, Typar barrier fabric, and gravel cover to prevent further deterioration. This is based on a method used to preserve ancient mosaics.

New York State Pavilion 45 Volunteer Painting Project

New York State Pavilion 46 New Gates

New York State Pavilion 47 Perkins + Will

New York State Pavilion 48 Examples

New York State Pavilion 49 Pavilion Demolition – Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park, 1970 World’s Fair – Osaka, Japan

New York State Pavilion 50 Expo ‘70 Commemorative Park – World’s Fair Remnants

New York State Pavilion 51 Stabilized – The Parachute Jump, 1939 World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 52 Rehabilitated Pavilion as Original Use – The Atomium, 1958 Brussels World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 53 Rehabilitated Pavilion as Adaptive Reuse – Montreal Casino Expo ‘67, Canadian World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 54 Observation Tower as Original Use – Tower of the Americas, 1968 World’s Fair- San Antonio, Tx

New York State Pavilion 55 Observation Tower as Original Use – Sunsphere, 1982 World’s Fair – Knoxville, TN

New York State Pavilion 56 Flushing Meadows Corona Park – Rehabilitated Pavilion as Adaptive Reuse – , 1939 World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 57 Flushing Meadows Corona Park – Rehabilitated Pavilion as Original Use Queens Theatre, 1964 World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 58 Pavilion Demolition – Ederle Amphitheater, 1939 World’s Fair

New York State Pavilion 59 Facilitation Questions

New York State Pavilion 60 Facilitation Questions

Does the NYS Pavilion function as an What do you think should happen to icon? the Towers? How could the structure or the land be used? What do you think should happen to the NYS Pavilion? Would you support demolishing the Tent of Tomorrow and keeping the towers? If so, how would you use the Could the Towers and Tent of Tomorrow land and towers? Components have separate uses? Do the uses need to be similar or related? Would you support demolishing the Towers and keeping the Tent of Tomorrow? If so, how would you use What do you think should happen to the land and Tent of Tomorrow? the Tent of Tomorrow? How could the structure or land be used?

New York State Pavilion 61 Wrap Up and Next Steps

New York State Pavilion 62