Plattsburgh Water Resource Recovery Facility
The Plattsburgh Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) was constructed in the 1960s in a Brutalist architecture style on the waterfront within the City of Plattsburgh. The Harborside Master Plan, by Barton & Loguidice (B&L), proposes that the City of Plattsburgh connect a series of trails, including a trail that runs along the facility’s waterfront. The City turned its attention to the WRRF because it occupies much of the waterfront and they are hoping to draw development to the area along with strengthening the linkage to Downtown. Within the Harborside Master Plan, A&C was contracted to complete Architectural Design Services for the Interpretive Center. The center faces the building that is slated to be used as a future farmers’ market and will bring public interest to the water treatment site. An iconic (currently orange) tower draws your eye to the building where inside you will find interactive exhibits on the workings of the plant. Enclosed and exterior observation decks allow viewing of the WRRF. In addition, much of the plant will be recladded with transparent, backlit rainscreen panels that will make the cold concrete façade more inviting.
On the south side, aluminum fins in the shape of an undulating wave, screen the plant from proposed development within the waterfront area. A vertical wall garden and transparent outflow channel, where visitors will experience the recycled clean water, will bring meaning to water resource recovery. Aubertine and Currier (A&C) was also contracted to perform the Architectural and Structural Design Services, Construction Administration, and Bidding services by CDM Smith for the Chemical Disinfection building at WRRF. This building is an upgrade to the existing treatment system in place. The corner of the building is fully transparent allowing any passersby to see the functions of the chemical disinfection process. This "transparency", of seeing into the inner workings of the building's plant operations, continues the mission of the WRRF for visitors to interact and to celebrate the City of Plattsburgh's mission of water resource recovery.
Location: Plattsburgh, New York | Completion Date: TBD | Services Provided: Architectural and Structural Engineering Services, Construction Administration and Bidding Services
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The Plattsburgh Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) was constructed in the 1960s in a Brutalist architecture style on the waterfront within the City of Plattsburgh. The Harborside Master Plan, by Barton & Loguidice (B&L), proposes that the City of Plattsburgh connect a series of trails, including a trail that runs along the facility’s waterfront. The City turned its attention to the WRRF because it occupies much of the waterfront and they are hoping to draw development to the area along with strengthening the linkage to Downtown. Within the Harborside Master Plan, A&C was contracted to complete Architectural Design Services for the Interpretive Center. The center faces the building that is slated to be used as a future farmers’ market and will bring public interest to the water treatment site. An iconic (currently orange) tower draws your eye to the building where inside you will find interactive exhibits on the workings of the plant. Enclosed and exterior observation decks allow viewing of the WRRF. In addition, much of the plant will be recladded with transparent, backlit rainscreen panels that will make the cold concrete façade more inviting. On the south side, aluminum fins in the shape of an undulating wave, screen the plant from proposed development within the waterfront area. A vertical wall garden and transparent outflow channel, where visitors will experience the recycled clean water, will bring meaning to water resource recovery.
Aubertine and Currier (A&C) was also contracted to perform the Architectural and Structural Design Services, Construction Administration, and Bidding services by CDM Smith for the Chemical Disinfection building at WRRF. This building is an upgrade to the existing treatment system in place. The corner of the building is fully transparent allowing any passersby to see the functions of the chemical disinfection process. This "transparency", of seeing into the inner workings of the building's plant operations, continues the mission of the WRRF for visitors to interact and to celebrate the City of Plattsburgh's mission of water resource recovery.
