COOKFOX Architects (formerly Cook+Fox Architects) is a firm of architects founded by
Rick Cook and
Robert F. Fox, Jr. in 2003. The firm works on both new projects and on the
adaptive reuse
Adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an existing building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed for. It is also known as recycling and conversion. Adaptive reuse is an effective strategy for optimizing the o ...
of existing buildings. COOKFOX is best known for designing the
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park.
Work
The firm’s portfolio includes commercial, institutional and residential projects. COOKFOX has completed multiple projects in New York City’s historic Landmarks districts. Works include the redevelopment of Historic Front Street, a revitalization of a 19th-century neighborhood that won an AIA-NY/Boston Society of Architects Honor Award for Housing Design; 401 W 14th Street, a mixed-use building in Manhattan’s
Meatpacking District
The Meatpacking District is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from West 14th Street south to Gansevoort Street, and from the Hudson River east to Hudson Street. The Meatpacking Business Improvement District along ...
that won an AIA-NY State Award for Adaptive Reuse; and the redevelopment of
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...
’s Theatre, a newly constructed theater with a Landmarked 1918 façade that will receive
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a
green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction ...
Gold certification, making it Broadway’s first green theater. Recent projects, notably the
Bank of America Tower and Henry Miller’s Theatre (renamed the
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
The Stephen Sondheim Theatre, formerly Henry Miller's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 124 West 43rd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Owned by the Durst Organization and managed by the Roundabout Theatre C ...
), focus on creating a healthy workplace. In 2009, the firm was completing construction on the LiveWorkHome, a green, affordable home in Syracuse, NY that was one of three winning entries in the “From the Ground Up” Competition. It was also completing the Center for Friends Without a Border, a visitors’ center at the Angkor Hospital for Children in
Siem Reap
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Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old F ...
,
Cambodia
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.
The firm itself has won awards including the
Museum of the City of New York
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these i ...
’s Gotham Giant Award and New York School of Interior Design’s inaugural Honor Roll of Green Design Award. COOKFOX’s LEED Platinum office – the first LEED Platinum project in New York State – is located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The office’s interior was restored and the firm built a green roof, which was featured in
National Geographic
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’s May 2009 issue.
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References
External links
COOKFOX Architects, DPC
Architecture in New York (state)
Architecture firms based in New York City
2003 establishments in New York City
Design companies established in 2003