ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
Each is designed to support the various and changing needs of the residents , allowing them to age with grace and independence with amenities in their apartments and community spaces . These design features are enhanced by on-site services provided by WSFSSH and their partners , which include case management , medical and mental health care , and educational and socialization opportunities . The architecture of Tres Puentes also encourages wellness through active design , as the residents of each building are invited to move through indoor and outdoor paths in all three buildings , to various shared community rooms , offices , and outdoor gardens .
The materials used at Tres Puentes include the elegant brickwork of their street facades , like many of its historic townhouse and NYCHA neighbors , while the facades towards the site ’ s gardens are clad in copper and navy-blue corrugated steel panels — a nod to the industrial Mott Haven .
Tres Puentes was recognized with a SARA Design Award in 2022 .
Technical sheet
• Official Project Name — Tres Puentes
• Location — East 138th Street and 3rd Avenue , Mott Haven , The Bronx
• Client — West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing
• Architects / designers — Redtop Architects / Shakespeare , Gordon , Vlado : Architects PLLC
• Design team — Amy Shakespeare , Virginia Kindred , Nicole Vlado , Ashima Chitre , Ana Sucena , Sean Kennedy
• Engineers — Silman , Dagher Engineering , AKRF , FNA Associates , IROS Elevator ,
• Landscape Architect — Joanna Pertz Landscape Architecture
• Lighting Designer — SGVA
• Project sector — Affordable housing
• Budget — East Building : $ 23.7 million , West Building : $ 50 million
• Square footage / units : East Building 51,940 sf / 56 units ; West Building 121,970 sf / 118 units
• Project completion date — 2020
• Photographers — Alexander Severin , Andrew Rugge
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