Jane’s Carousel
Brooklyn, NY
GMS provided structural engineering for the wall panels, roof structure with oculus skylight, as well as the foundations for this jewel-box enclosure to protect a newly restored historic carousel, adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge. The pavilion is square, 72 feet per side and 26 feet tall. Two walls have operable acrylic doors and the other two are fixed mullion-less acrylic panels.
Client: Jane Walentas
Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
2013 AISC Ideas2 National Certificate of Recognition
2012 Municipal Art Society of New York 2012 MASterworks Award for Best New Urban Amenity
2012 SEAoNY Excellence in Structural Engineering Finalist-Other Structures
2012 Building Brooklyn Award – Recreational Facility
2012 Travel + Leisure Design Awards “Best Public Space”
