Juliana Curran Terian Pratt Pavilion

Phase 5 : Finished Building – Timeline 2007

We are showing the finished Juliana Curran Terian Pratt Pavilion.  The project is depicted in various states of finish on this blog, where we posted a chronical of the construction process for the building. To see the building in progress, go to posts dated: July 20, 2009; July 10, 2009, and July 6, 2009.  Pratt Pavilion opened to international acclaim and attention in the fall of 2007.  Pratt Pavilion is a key part of an overall campus planning strategy for the Pratt Institute campus. 

Prior to Pratt Pavilion opening, the 'front doors' of the two adjacent industrial loft buildings opened onto DeKalb Avenue, an adjacent street, instead of opening toward the Pratt Campus.  hanrahan Meyers architects were part of a larger effort by Pratt Institute to reorient the Institute's buildings toward the Institute's central campus space.  In addition to contributing to master plan efforts at Pratt Institute, hanrahan Meyers architects are just finishing their work on Battery Park City's North Neighborhood Master Plan, where hMa have been master plan architects since 1997.  At Battery Park City's North Neighborhood, hanrahan Meyers architects wrote all of the design guidelines for several million square feet of sustainable construction, including the design guidelines for the world's first built LEED certified residential tower, the Solaire. To see more about hMa's efforts at Pratt Institute, as well as for Battery Park City, visit hMa's website:  www.hanrahanMeyers.com.  To see more about Pratt Institute as well as hMa's experience designing green masterplans, go to 'projects';  educational spaces / masterplans and landscapes. 

Pratt Pavilion acts as a new 'front door' to two larger loft buildings that house several of the Institute programs, including Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design and Interior Design.  At the rear of the Pavilion is a new 'bridge'  of sloping corridors that connect the formerly disconnected loft buildings together, so that all of the programs are now housed within a single, connected building.  The second floor of the Pavilion, above the clear glass entry, houses a gallery to showcase work by Pratt students, faculty and alumni.