The US Green Building Council recently awarded The Statue of Liberty Museum, designed by FXCollaborative, LEED Gold certification in recognition of the project’s sustainable design and respect for its ecological and environmental impact.
The Statue of Liberty Museum opened in May 2019 to convey the history and inspiring message of Lady Liberty to a new generation of visitors. Envisioned as an extention of the island’s landscape in Liberty Park, its angular forms and spaces are shaped by expansive views and irregularity of the water’s edge, and it enhances the site with multiple planted areas, an extensive green roof, and bird-friendly glass. Materials native to the Island and used in the original construction of the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood enrich the interior and exterior spaces.
Photo credit: Iwan Baan, courtesy of FXCollaborative
The museum’s design features integrated resiliency measures as well as high-performance systems, highly insulated walls, extensive thermal bridge mitigation, glass orientation that minimizes solar heat gain, radiant floor heating, demand-control ventilation, high-efficiency lighting, and low-flow plumbing fixtures.
Other sustainability features include:
- Native vegetation including water-efficient and salt/wind-tolerant trees, shrubs, and perennials
- A green roof that super insulates the building by capturing and filtering stormwater
- A rain garden and infiltration trenches that maximize on-site percolation
Photo credit: Iwan Baan, courtesy of FXCollaborative
Durable materials withstand high visitor traffic and the harsh, windswept maritime setting. These materials include a high percentage which were locally extracted and manufactured, such as precast concrete panels from Pennsylvania and NSC 373 Gold certified granite stone from Connecticut. Additionally, 92% of construction waste was recycled or salvaged.
About FXCollaborative
FXCollaborative leverages its broad experience in architecture, interiors, and planning to enrich the world with responsible, intelligent and beautiful design. Recently ranked as the ninth-largest in New York City in Crain’s annual rankings of the metropolitan area’s top architecture firms, FXCollaborative’s holistic approach integrates client aspiration, urban sensibilities, and a celebration of the craft of building. The firm’s work ranges from the scale of individual buildings and interiors – office towers, multi-family residences, cultural facilities, workplace, K-12, and higher-education institutions – to the planning of the city, addressing infrastructure and transportation.
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