More or Less: Storage in New York City

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JOSE LUIS CRUZ

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Self-storage units are traditionally constructed in fixed sizes: from small to large units. This model isn’t the most efficient, however. It runs the risk of becoming obsolete if these predetermined sizes cannot be added to or subtracted from resulting in excess or insufficient space. This old model is stubborn, falling into the Goldilocks dilemma, ‘not too hold’ or ‘not too cold.’

An infrastructure that can sustain an endless accumulation of cells, however, is ‘just right.’ While some users may need one square foot of storage, others may need one million square feet of storage. Either way, a basic unit of one square foot by one square foot serves as the foundational grid that spans the entire site. Exo-skeletal elevators and stairs service the storage units at varying levels, allowing for the accumulation of these, as well, to store or retrieve small or extra-large items.

PROGRAM SMALL MEDIUM LARGE X - LARGE

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An architect does not ‘create’ a city, only an accumulation of objects. It is the inhabitant who ‘invents’ the city: an uninhabited city, even if new, is only a ‘ruin.’

YONA FRIEDMAN

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PLUG-IN CITY, PETER COOK

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SPATIAL CITY, YONA FRIEDMAN


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NEW, EMPTY STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE 1 OF 4 IMAGES

DENSIFICATION OF UNIVERSAL INFRASTRUCTURE 3 OF 4 IMAGES

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COMPLETE DENSIFICATION OF STORAGE SPACE 4 OF 4 IMAGES


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SEQUENCE OF STORAGE ACQUISITIONS BY SINGLE BUYER


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SITE SPECIFICS SITE DIMENSION FRAME DIMENSION STORAGE UNITS

160’ x 180’ 160’ x 180’ x 60’ 35,700 UNITS TOTAL

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FIRST PHASE OF STORAGE ACQUISITIONS


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SEQUENCE OF STORAGE ACQUISITIONS BY SINGLE BUYER


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FIRST PHASE OF STORAGE ACQUISITIONS


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