Richard McElhiney Architects LLC

Conrad Duberstein U.S. Courthouse & PO General Services Administration Brooklyn, NY

This project included the renovation of 485,000sf and the addition of 90,000sf to a building on the National Register of Historic Places. It accommodates US Bankruptcy Courts, a US Post Office, US Attorney’s offices as well as offices for five other federal government agencies.

Original exterior and interior elements were restored. New elements were added in a manner that is compatible with but distinct from the historic construction as is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Completely new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, data, telecommunications and security systems were introduced throughout the building.

Awards: 1998-General Services Administration-Design Award Citation, 1998-American Institute of Architects New York City Committee on Architecture for Justice-Certificate of Recognition, 2002-National American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Justice-Citation, 2005- New York Construction Magazine’s Best of 2005-Merit Award for Adaptive Reuse, 2006-Building Brooklyn Awards-Honorable Mention for Unique Adaptive Reuse, 2008-The New York Landmark Conservancy-Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, 2008-Preservation League of New York State-Excellence in Historic Preservation, 2008-General Services Administration-Honor Award, 2009-General Services Administration-Design Award for Preservation

Richard McElhiney, Project Director at his previous firm.

Karl Lehrke, Co-Lead Designer and Project Architect at a previous firm.

photographs: Cervin Robinson

rendering: Brian Burr