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Glass Cutting Brick

One of my favorite details on the facade of Original Music Workshop is finally coming to life.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Facade, Construction Details, Alcon Builders Group, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Tuesday 03.18.14
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

New OMW Photos

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tags: Original Music Workshop, Work In Progress, Alcon Builders Group, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Monday 02.10.14
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Intel and Vice Magazine's Creators Project Interviews Eli Sudbrack about Original Music Workshop

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The Creators Project blog just posted a great interview of Eli Sudbrack of Assume Vivid Astro Focus about his new work on the facade of Original Music Workshop.

tags: Eli Sudbrack, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Original Music Workshop, Williamsburg, Paola Prestini, Kevin Dolan, Bureau V, Vice Magazine, Intel, The Creators Project, PINC.US
categories: Press
Friday 01.03.14
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Original Music Workshop Rear Facade Revealed

Original Music Workshop Rear Facade Revealed

The rear facade of Original Music Workshop has been revealed, thanks to the recent demolition of our neighbor.  Enjoy it while it lasts...

tags: Original Music Workshop, Alcon Builders Group, Brooklyn, Facade, Demolition, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Saturday 12.21.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Assume Vivid Astro Focus for Original Music Workshop

Assume Vivid Astro Focus at Original Music Workshop

Assume Vivid Astro Focus, our collaborator on the Eye to Eye installation at the Guggenhiem Museum, recently painted a new, large-scale mural on the facade of Original Music Workshop.

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tags: Original Music Workshop, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Brooklyn, Construction, Eye to Eye, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Friends & Family
Friday 12.20.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Restaurant Stair at Original Music Workshop

Original Music Workshop Interior Stair

Here's a construction detail of the restaurant stair at Original Music Workshop. It is a wrap-around, triangular plan staircase with multiple landings that is slightly cantilevered over the yet to be built lobby bar.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Alcon Builders Group, Staircase, Cantilever, Bureau V, Kevin Dolan, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Wednesday 11.13.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

OMW Lens Flare

Original Music Workshop Under Construction

Construction progress and perfect lighting make for a great afternoon at Original Music Workshop . 

tags: Original Music Workshop, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Lens Flare, 35mm, Alcon Builders Group, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Thursday 11.07.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Original Music Workshop in 1935

This short film documents work at the National Sawdust Co. (now the Original Music Workshop) and the streets of Brooklyn in the 1930's.

tags: Original Music Workshop, National Sawdust Company, Brooke Chroman, Willi, Film
categories: History
Thursday 11.07.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

OMW at Night

OMW at night

I love this light filled, night render of our design for Original Music Workshop.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Bureau V, Rendering, Post Processing, PINC.US
categories: Architecture
Friday 10.25.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Exterior Rail Detail at OMW

Minimal Railing Detail

Here's a nice detail from a site visit at Original Music Workshop yesterday. This is the service-entry ramp rail, made from solid 1/4" plates of steel.  It's certainly a case of the fabrication living up to the design intention.

tags: Exterior Railing, Original Music Workshop, Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Detail, Alcon Builders Group, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Wednesday 10.02.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

OMW Scaffolding Down

Image Credit: Alexander Pincus

Image Credit: Alexander Pincus

As exterior construction nears completion, the scaffolding has come down at Original Music Workshop.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Bureau V, Kevin Dolan, Brooklyn, Alcon Builders Group, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Friday 09.13.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Rough Brick and Glass Window Detail

Window Detail at Original Music Workshop

I love this in-progress window detail on our design for Original Music Workshop.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Brick, Glass, Construction Details, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Construction
Monday 08.19.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Original Music Workshop in New York Times, Again

Original Music Workshop's creative director, Paola Prestini, and the OMW Ex-Situ series are praised in this review by The New York Times. 

tags: Original Music Workshop, Paola Prestini, Vision Into Art, Ex Situ, The New York Times, River to River Festival, Cornelius Dufallo, Federal Hall, Amy Kauffman, Bureau V, PINC.US
categories: Press
Thursday 07.11.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

An Experience In The Ruin

An Experience in the Ruin | Original Music Workshop

Original Music Workshop's next event will take place within the under-construction shell of the building on May 30th and will feature works and performances by Helga Davis, Laurie Anderson, Jeffrey Zeigler, Philip Glass, Tim Fain, Maya Beiser, Erika Harrsch, Bryce Dessner, and Suzanne Vega.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Kevin Dolan, Bureau V, Mogollon, Laurie Anderson, Jeffrey Zeigler, Philip Glass, Tim Fain, Maya Beiser, Erika harrsch, Bryce Dessner, Suzanne Vega, Helga Davis
categories: Performance
Thursday 05.23.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Construction Progress at Original Music Workshop

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View fullsize Isolation Spring at Original Music Workshop
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View fullsize Wall Mounted Isolation Springs at Original Music Workshop​

Construction at Original Music Workshop is moving along swiftly. These photos show the interior performance hall and a few structural details. Notably, the springs footings for columns and beams have been put into place. These footings isolate the structure of the performance hall from vibration to reduce the amount of noise that can enter or escape the room.

tags: Photography, Black and White, Original Music Workshop, Construction Details, Bureau V, Isolation Spring, V Column, Performance hall, Arup, Kinetics, Steel, Alcon Builders Group
categories: Construction
Monday 04.29.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Netsayi & Black Pressure at Original Music Workshop

​Netsayi & Black Pressure perform live at Original Music Workshop for the latest in the series of pre-opening events at OMW.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Kevin Dolan, Bureau V, Black Pressure, Netsayi, In Situ
categories: Performance
Monday 04.22.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

OMW's Vocal Electrofolk in New York Times

OMW's Vocal Electrofolk in New York Times

The Original Music Workshop’s upcoming performance, Vocal Electrofolk, is mentioned in the New York Times today. The performance is this Saturday night at the Greene Space.

tags: The New York Times, Original Music Workshop, Bureau V, Vocal Electrofolk, Kevin Dolan, Greene Space, Netsayi, Black Pressure
categories: Press
Friday 04.05.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

First Floor Concrete at OMW

Last week we poured the multi-tiered concrete slab for the first floor of Original Music Workshop.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Bureau V, Concrete, Branca Concrete Pumping, Alcon Builders Group
categories: Construction
Saturday 02.16.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

Highlights / 2003 > 2013 / Original Music Workshop

Original Music Workshop Interior

After more than four years of work, and with a budget upwards of 15 million dollars, Original Music Workshop is Bureau V's most significant project to date. I won't go into details as it would require quite an essay, and likely a bit of psychoanalysis, but this project, probably more than any other, has made me re-evaluate everything I thought about making architecture, from process, to ambition, to execution. Mostly for the better (I think). I can say, with much excitement, that we are now roughly at mid-construction, with an opening set for the end of 2013.

tags: Kevin Dolan, Original Music Workshop, Bureau V, Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Concert Hall
categories: Highlights
Thursday 01.31.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 

First Floor Steelwork At OMW

Original Music Workshop First Floor Steelwork

Steelwork on the first level of the Original Music Workshop is nearing completion.

tags: Original Music Workshop, Bureau V, Steel, Alcon Builders Group
categories: Construction
Wednesday 01.23.13
Posted by Alexander Pincus
 
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