Olnick Spanu House

 

THE OLNICK SPANU HOUSE

CLIENTS    NANCY OLNICK & GIORGIO SPANU

ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS 
ARCHITECT:    ALBERTO CAMPO BAEZA
ESTUDIO ARQUITECTURA CAMPO BAEZA, S.L.

PROJECT MANAGER:   MIGUEL GARCIA-QUISMONDO, ARCHITECT
COLLABORATOR:   IGNACIO AGUIRRE, ARCHITECT
STUCTURAL ENGINEERS:  MICHAEL P. CARR, P.E.
MARIA CONCEPTION PEREZ GUTIERREZ, ARCHITECT

MEP ENGINEERS:   D’ANTONIO CONSULTING ENGINEERS

CONSULTANTS
GENERAL CONSULTANTS;  MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI

LIGHTING CONSULTANT:  GARY GORDON, LLC

CONCRETE CONSULTANT:  REGINALD D. HOUGH, FAIA

COLOR CONSULTANT:   DONALD KAUFMAN & TAFFY DAHL

GLASS CONSULTANT:   JUAN JOSÉ PÉREZ PINA
MEL LEBO

LOCATION:    GARRISON, NEW YORK (USA)

AREA:     900 m2

TIMING:     2003 PROJECT

 2004 DEMOLITION OF OLD STRUCTURE
 2005 – 2007 CONSTRUCTION
 2008 FURNISHING

CONSTRUCTION 
CONTRACTOR & SITE SUPERVISION: KIMMEL CONSTRUCTION
GLASS CURTAIN:   BERGER IRON WORKS
CONCRETE WORK:   C & L CONSTRUCTION
STEEL WORK:    TINO YANNITTELLI
STONE & MASONRY WORK:  GREGORIO & GREGORIO
EARTH WORK:    HAROLD LYONS & SONS
WOOD FLOORS:    I.J. PEISER’S SONS
MARBLE WORK:    NEW CASTLE CONTRACTING CORP
ELECTRIC WORK:   PIDALA ELECTRIC
HVAC:     HIGHLAND HEATING & COOLING
STAINLESS STEEL WORK:  GARRISON FORGE
ROOFING INSTALLATION:  PROLINE INDUSTRIES
PAINTING & PLASTER:   RAMA INTERIORS
INSULATION:    FOAMCO
ELECTRONICS, SOUND & CONTROLS: EDG
INTERIOR GLASS & WINDOWS  GLASS SOLUTIONS
ALARM SYSTEM:   HAMMOND SECURITY
PHONE SYSTEM:   SUPERIOR
  
AUTOMATION 
HOME LIGHTING & SHADES CONTROLS: LUTRON ELECTRONICS, INC
MEDIA, SOUND & HVAC CONTROLS: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC

MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS

GLASS MANUFACTURER:  ARINO DUGLASS, SA (SPAIN)

TRAVERTINE & MARBLE SUPPLIER: MGA INTERNATIONAL (BRAZIL & USA)  

WINDOWS MANUFACTURER:  OPTIMUM WINDOW MFG, CORP

EXTERIOR DOORS MANUFACTURER: KAWNEER NORTH AMERICA
BERGER IRON WORKS   

INTERIOR DOORS MANUFACTURER: TRE-PIU (ITALY)
   
KITCHEN DESIGN & INSTALLATION: BOFFI USA

CLOSETS DESIGN & INSTALLATION: POLIFORM USA

CABINETRY:    MARELLI INTERNATIONAL (ITALY)

BATHROOM FIXTURES:   TOTO (JAPAN)

PLUMBING FIXTURES:   VOLA (DENMARK)

FURNITURES:    KNOLL USA, FLEXFORM USA, UNIFOR USA, EDRA ITALY, MOSS USA
     B&B ITALIA, CASSINA, ADELTA

COMPUTERS:    APPLE COMPUTERS

PHONE SYSTEM:   VODAVI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

The house sits on the footprint of an old shed, where the soil is mainly bedrock. Dynamiting and

excavation was required to prepare the concrete footings and two stone walls 15o feet long were built as

retaining walls. Freeze line in the area is below 3 feet.

The ground floor structure is a mixed bearing concrete perimeter wall with interior metal columns: the

exterior wall was formed with wood planks and poured in one time, with no construction joints.

The upper floor structure is a 20’ by 20’ metal grid of 8” diameter steel columns and the roof

cantilevers 10feet on all four sides. The floor slabs are composite metal decks with lightweight concrete,

with a radiant heating system embedded.

The roofing system is a single 50 mil ply with on-site welded joints and mechanically fastened. The top

roof is pitched with tapered insulation and water is collected in terrace floor, where water runs off

through the paving joints

The glass wall designed and fabricated in Houston, TX and the jumbo size glass panes, thermal double

laminated glass were specified and manufactured in Spain with low-e and extra clear glass.

Upon completion of curtain wall, all perimeter walls were sprayed with a 6” layer of organic insulation

foam. Upon it, the heating system was operational: four boilers provide DSW and all hot water required

to feed six manifolds for the radiant heating system embedded in the slabs (24 areas with combined slab

sensor/thermostat). The exterior terrace has a separate ice melting system with dedicated manifolds

and controls.

The A/C system is supported by five Air Handling Units, three dedicated to the upstairs space, with

perimeter floor diffusers, while the return is an open plenum in the lower floor. Ground floor has 1”

wide linear diffusers in ceilings and walls.

Interior partitions are 2”x6” wood studs with double gyp board/plywood layer, skim coated and

painted. Mechanical rooms are insulated with acoustic boards and sound sealant. Hardwood floors in

oak were telescopically leveled, bleached, stained and finished in four coats of polyurethane. All white

travertine was cut and shipped from Brazil. Fill ins are done in a dust resin in the same material

All the light system is distributed in 120 areas in 5  Lutron panels, that also control all the shades and

black out screens that cover all the glass façade. The sound is distributed by a Crestron system

throughout 45 ceiling speakers