Corsair / Place-making through the Arts

CORSAIR New Haven mural / the Beinfield team was invited to sign the letter "n" at the opening celebration

More on Beinfield Architecture's recently opened Corsair in the news - 

"In mid-June, the Corsair, a new luxury residential complex at 1050 State St., welcomed the public to view its largely interior collection of commissioned artworks by predominantly New Haven-area artists, related to the site’s historical contributions and manufacturing glory days.

In recent weeks, the company’s mission of arts support and place-making through the arts took another bold step with the addition of a new exterior mural painted on the north side of the Corsair site facing State Street and within view of an I-91 overpass. The idea of a postcard-like presentation was conceived by developer Andy Montelli working with muralist Josh Griffin, a young artist with a growing visual footprint in New Haven."
New Haven Independent

Video / mural in progress

Pushing the Limits - the sequel

Install in action of "Dogfight" at CORSAIR, 1040 State Street, New Haven, CT.,
designed by Beinfield Architecture and led by Vivie Lee and Seelan Pather.

More about CORSAIR here and here
More about Raylene Gorum

Art by Raylene Gorum with installation support from Gerri Davis

Pushing the Limits

"Dogfight" by Raylene Gorum, is based on the dynamic training  maneuvers of Corsair jet fighter pilots, will be installed on the wall of the cardio gym at Corsair, 1040 State Street, New Haven, CT., designed by Beinfield Architecture and led by Vivie Lee and Seelan Pather.

Raylene has a unique style  involving layered data-enriched patterns using acetate, windows, mirrors and foils. Ms.Gorum trained as an architect at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Ecole d’Architecture in Paris and has shown her large scale work worldwide.

Due for completion in June 2016, Corsair will feature 235 apartments with 275 parking spaces in an attached garage, 12,000 square feet of amenity space, 20,000 sq.ft. courtyard and 4,000 square ft.  of ground floor retail.
Property amenities include a large fitness center with yoga studio, resident lounge spaces with high speed WiFi, a library, a resort style pool enclosed within a private ½ acre courtyard, a 7,000 sq.ft. roof deck with views of downtown New Haven and East Rock, a dog wash station, and a bike maintenance room with storage for 240 bikes.

Bringing It to New Haven

Lawrence Street

Beinfield Architecture is bringing it to New Haven via Corsair, another mixed-use opportunity to do what they do best, bringing life back to urban blight with historically articulate design. Value added – necessary residential housing, enriching amenities, and communal public spaces. 

The predominantly red brick neighborhood long time in disrepair has a history going back to the 1880’s when there were more goats than anything else roaming the streets. Blue collar industries flourished there; Elm City Dye Works, MB Airplane Manufacturing, and later Star refrigeration.
Preservation plans include recycled steel and wooden beams from the original structure, as well as glass and glazing systems and salvaged cast-concrete relief panels that have images related to the 1943 MB Manufacturing company located on the State Street portion where airplane parts were made during World War II. The Lawrence Street façade will remain, as it complements the small square across the street at the intersections of Mechanic, Lawrence and State streets, and along Mechanic Street, the apartments will have front porches and gardens in keeping with the residential style of the neighborhood. 

State Street

Due for completion in 2016, Corsair will feature 235 apartments with 275 parking spaces in an attached garage, 12,000 square feet of amenity space, 20,000 sq.ft. courtyard and 4,000 square ft.  of ground floor retail.
 

Property amenities include a large fitness center with yoga studio, resident lounge spaces with high speed WiFi, a library, a resort style pool enclosed within a private ½ acre courtyard, a 7,000 sq.ft. roof deck with views of downtown New Haven and East Rock, a dog wash station, and a bike maintenance room with storage for 240 bikes.

The area known as East Rock aka “Goatville” will be reclaimed after nearly a generation of decline.