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W. 67TH STREET APARTMENT • DESIGN RENOVATION
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Design, complete gut renovation and conversion from two apartments into one. The design features a custom bath and kitchen with customized marble countertops and wood cabinetry.
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BATTERY PARK CITY RESIDENCE • DESIGN RENOVATION
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Design and full gut renovation of a residential apartment in Battery Park City, New York. It included the redesign of circulation, space planning and design of highly customized furniture storage units in living media and dining area, bedroom, bath and kitchen. The new design increased storage from 100+ cubic feet to 1,300 cubic feet. Custom furniture design consisted of a chair, sofa and cocktail table. Additional work included restoration of family antiques, highly finished walls and fabrics, floor finishes in marble, carpet and a custom designed, hand made area rug.
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Custom Kitchen
From New York Living: “...Alston customized the loft by opening circulation paths to enable people to flow easily through their daily routine, as well as mapping out traffic flow when entertaining. Each area was customized: closets were designed with cherry wood lined in cedar, and in addition to standard hanging spaces every need was designed for, from tie hangers to make-up brush drawers. Color harmonies and materials were adjusted according to size, space, natural and man-made lighting. The result is nothing less than a work of art.�
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SCULPTURE: JOEL PERLMAN BRUSHED STEEL WORK: MARIO BUSTAMANTE CUSHION: VEGAS LEATHER FIREPLACE: PLAN
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Copper Plate Installation
RAI’s work is inspired by Rebecca Alston’s vision of design as an art form. This loft renovation consisted of custom designs derived from Alston’s artwork. Alston used shapes from the ‘Urban Art Series’ painting to create the copper mural at left that consisted of three large printmaking plates (7’ x 5’). These plates were burned in acid baths, followed by inking the plates and later applying a protective coat. The plates were then suspended from the brushed steel panel with materials used in aircraft to prevent the metals from reacting to each other.
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STONE WALL
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riginally a 4,000 square foot saltbox, this New Hampshire residence will have been expanded through two phases upon its completion. The original project included a total redesign of the house and an expansion to 9,000 square feet. The next phase consists of the completion of remaining renovations from the first phase in addition to another addition of 6,000 square feet. The renovations include a pool and spa area, four bedrooms and a new kitchen.
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ETNA, NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENCE • RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS
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3RD FL DECK
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Construction shots - Phase I, second addition
ETNA, NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENCE • RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS
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Section - Kitchen and Mudroom North
Kitchen Plan
Kitchen East Elevation
ETNA, NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENCE • RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS
Construction View of Stairs
The stair, entry hall and kitchen are a part of renovations and additions.
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A pair of sofas and a custom rug designed for a small parlor setting in a historic brownstone. The rug creates the unity tying the two sofas together.
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HOTEL BRESLIN • 1ST LVL RENOVATION - LOBBY & ADJACENT SHOPS
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renovation restores some of the grand splendor that existed at the turn of the century when the building had been a hotel. Build in the mid-1800’s and last remodeled shortly after World War II, the building, now an apartment complex, was also brought into compliance with safety codes as part of the renovation. A maze of rooms was demolished to create an open lobby, adjoining service offices and a retail shop. Original design details that had been despoiled in previous restructurings were recreated or restored.
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UNIVERSITY PLACE LOBBY • RENOVATION Completed University Place Lobby
A common thread woven throughout Rebecca Alston’s integrated design and art background has been the use of color and the understanding of technical as well as aesthetic elements, which form the environmental products she creates.
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Alston created color palettes for the Nike Headquarters in New York City, developed from her color and sound perceptual studies “Parative Ambiance”, which she conducted over a 5-year period. Parative Ambiance was a body of art that made use of color palettes and 2 & 3 dimensional forms to test the perceptual interrelationship of color/form and sound. Sometimes Alston refers to this as sensory balancing. The pattern and color system from Alston’s completed color palettes were used for the design generation of Nike’s NYC headquarters.
NIKE HEADQUARTERS • COLOR SYSTEM AND DESIGN GENERATION
Nike Headquarters Color System and Design Generation for Corporate Offices in NYC
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Steel: The intense purple of the painted floating wedge serves as an abstract icon for the park.
Resin: an inclined, golden plan creates a seating area that hovers over the landscape.
Aluminum: The perimeter of the park by a red anodized aluminum seating element.
Water: Flowing over polished blue stone, water joins the various levels within the park from source to pool
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ithin the dense fabric of this urban environment, we are proposing a new kind of Urban Park. The concept was to tie each color to a cultural reference of Japan. The colors used referenced the Chakra colors and energy fields. A vibrancy of color and dynamism of form characterizes this landscape. A range of autonomous materials take shape and create a three dimensional composition based on the painting ‘Purple Wedge’. The contrast between finished modern materials (steel, resin, anodized aluminum) to unfinished natural materials (sand, flowers, water) create a space with a unique and vibrant atmosphere. The park would create a new symbol for the community while providing a usable public space that includes many amenities. The water falling from pool to pool, the scent from the flowers, the analogous landscape within the sand of the garden and the floating planes of the sedges, bridges, and seating combine to form this New Urban Landscape.
Sand: at the center lies a plane of raked sand; a contemplative counterpoint to the wedge of steel.
Flowers: the aroma and color of thousands of petals suspended in beds above the water animate the park.
Stone: abstract, black stone bridges sere as links between the various levels
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Rebecca Alston’s entry, the sole winner from the United States out of 233 entries from 40
countries, was granted the Bronze Award by the Japanese Government for Excellence in Design. Critic Peter Frank has termed Alston’s approach to environmental aesthetics, specifically the impact that light, hue and form have on an individual, as an “Aesthetic Ecology”.
OKAZAKI, JAPAN URBAN COMMUUNITY PLAZA • CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
International Public Design Competition, Nagoya, Japan
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REBECCA ALSTON INC. PUBLICATIONS
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P U B L I C A T I O N S
PRESIDENT, aA.M., aAIA 1998-99
ARCHITECTURE THAILAND
1996 & 99
HARVARD UNIVERSITY GSD Professional Program
1994-98
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CM
1986
LONDON-BASED STUDIO
1985
REBECCA ALSTON INC. Established New York, NY
1984-85
MLA Designer Top 10 A&E Firm
1978-83
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN Kansas State University
1983
DR. MAX LUSHER, SWISS PYSCHOLOGIST Studies in Color Perception
1982
KANSAS UNIVERSITY NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY LAB Color Science and Landset Images
1980
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Masters in Architecture
1975
AUBURN UNIVERSITY Bachelors in Visual Arts
REBECCA ALSTON BIOGRAPHY
REBECCAaALSTON
MEMBERSHIPS THE CONTEMPORARY ART COUNCIL OF MOMA Liaison between the Architecture Department and the CAC AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, AM
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RECTOR PLACE LOBBY New York, NY BROADWAY LOBBY Tokyo, Japan FULTON CENTER New York, NY HOTEL CONVERSION New York, NY FIFTH AVENUE LOBBY New York, NY BROADWAY LOBBY & PUBLIC SPACE New York, NY
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URBAN DESIGN
PUBLIC PLAZA DESIGN Nagoya, Japan International Public Design Competition Bronze Award Winner (233 entries from 40 countries, sole winner from the United States)
ENTERTAINMENT
PHILIP MORRIS New York, NY
LADY LUCK GAMING CORPORATION PROMENADE RESTAURANT HISTORIC BAR MEZZANINE BAR GAMING AREA GIFT SHOP Mississippi River
6,000 SQ. FT. ADDITION TO 9,000 SQ. FT. RESIDENCE Etna, New Hampshire
WEST 15TH STREET LOFT DESIGN RENOVATION New York, NY
BEACH ST. TRIBECA LOFT New York, NY
UPPER EAST SIDE E. 69TH STREET DESIGN RENOVATION New York, NY
FRANKLIN TRIBECA LOFT New York, NY 9,000 SQ. FT. PRIVATE RESIDENCE Etna, New Hampshire REED/BOONE PRIVATE RESIDENCE Home on harbor Ocean Springs, MS SCHILTKAMP APARTMENT New York, NY MANSION BLOCK London, England AMERICAN FELT New York, NY BATTERY PARK CITY PENTHOUSE New York, NY
CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGN
35TH STREET LOBBY New York, NY
L I S T
5TH AVENUE AND 72ND STREET RESIDENCE DESIGN RENOVATION New York, NY
LINCOLN PLAZA DESIGN RENOVATION New York, NY TUXEDO PARK DESIGN RENOVATION New York, NY
BEACH ST. TRIBECA LOFT New York, NY HEINEKEN USA, INC. New York, NY INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH MARKETING Tokyo, Japan LAW OFFICES OF BREED AND STAIRS New York, NY NIKE INC. New York, NY
MERINGOFF PROPERTIES Seagrams Building New York, NY
CENTRAL PARK WEST DESIGN RENOVATION New York, NY CENTRAL PARK WEST & 67TH STREET DESIGN RENOVATION COMBINATION OF TWO APARTMENTS New York, NY
CONSULTANTS FOR TALENT PAYMENT, INC. New York, NY
CITIBANK New York, NY
RETAIL•MEDICAL
UNIVERSITY PLACE LOBBY & ELEVATORS New York, NY
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
RENOVATION & RESTORATION
REBECCA ALSTON INC. PROJECT LIST
P R O J E C T
GM DEALERSHIP New York, NY HOSPITAL MODULES FOR COTNAGIOUS DISEASE New York, NY WEST SIDE DENTAL OFFICE New York, NY
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