NYU Wagner School of Public Service

NYU Wagner School of Public Service

The Wagner School of Public Service is located in the historic Landmark Puck Building. The new two floor space consisted of Dean and faculty of¬fices, lecture rooms and student lounges. Originally built in 1885, numerous remodeling and additions over the years left the building in its current state of three structures combined into one. Due this, both floors were installed over a raised floor system in order to create a level surface.  Plaza also coordinated the installation of the schools mechanical rooms and exterior louvers while maintaining the building’s Landmark status.
 
One of the project challenges was shoring up the building’s 120-year old terra cotta arch slab to create a 40 x 40 foot opening, and install a float¬ing steel & glass stair case. The Wagner School of Public Service boasts over 4,000 SF of custom high-end glass and a 30-foot, two-story decorative media feature wall. In order to enlarge an entrance way for the original structure to a later addition, Plaza then created a 25-foot opening in the 120 year old three foot thick brick load-bearing wall. Due to the building’s limited freight elevator, steel beams had to be boomed in through windows to support two folding wall systems.

In order to enlarge an entrance way for the original structure to a later addition, Plaza then created a 25-foot opening in the 120 year old three foot thick brick load-bearing wall. Because of the building’s limited freight elevator, steel beams had to be boomed in through windows to support two folding wall systems. Plaza successfully maintained the building’s original characteristics and charm while installing the latest in design & technology.