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SANCTUARY ACCESSIBILITY First Unitarian Church Pierrepont Street and Monroe Place Brooklyn Heights Starboard Architects, 45 West 21 Street New York, NY 10010 212 581 2750 Church of the Saviour (1844) Minard Lafevers Gothic Revival

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SANCTUARY ACCESSIBILITY

First Unitarian Church Pierrepont Street and Monroe Place Brooklyn Heights

Starboard Architects, 45 West 21 Street New York, NY 10010 212 581 2750

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  • Church of the Saviour (1844)

Minard Lafever’s Gothic Revival design

  • Built for and continuously
  • ccupied by the Unitarian Society
  • f Brooklyn
  • Included in Brooklyn Heights

Historic District in 1965

  • Interior and exterior is historically

intact and carefully maintained

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Accessibility Issues

  • Sanctuary floor level is six foot above street

elevation.

– Plinth is 3 feet above street level – Narthex level 3 feet above platform

  • Restricted circulation and layout within the

building limit interior options.

  • Exterior inclined platform lift provides logical

solution.

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Ground Floor Plan Note elevation changes

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Sanctuary Level

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Choir Loft and Balconies

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Alternate Access Options

  • Exterior Ramp
  • Interior Elevator
  • Exterior Inclined Platform Lift

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Interior Elevator Option One

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Interior Elevator Option 2

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Interior Elevator Option 3

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Alternate Exterior Location for Inclined Platform Lift

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Pathway to Chapel Stairs to Sanctuary Plinth

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Alternate Location of Inclined Chair Lift Chapel side

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East spiral stairs provides limited access between the Sanctuary and Undercroft

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Corner of Monroe Place and Pierrepont Street Proposed Lift Location

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Pierrepont St Façade. Proposed lift location at flanking stair

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Flanking stairs to Sanctuary – Proposed location of Inclined Lift Hand rail and secondary door to be removed.

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Existing Plinth -Location of new stairs and lift to Monroe Place

Bluestone Pavers to be salvaged and reinstalled

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Fence wrapping around corner of Monroe and Pierrepont.

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Iron fence with church announcement board Monroe and Pierrepont

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Church announcement Board to be re- supported

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Detail of ornamental finial at existing fence

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Gate at Chapel Entry

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SCOPE OF WORK

  • Remove six foot section of wrought iron fence on Monroe Place and stone curb
  • Replace Fence with double leaf gate of similar details
  • Relocate Church Message Board
  • Extend plinth to the north and construct a set of poured in place concrete

steps

  • Dress steps with bluestone to match existing
  • Provide a level platform at base of stairs
  • Remove center railing from existing north steps between platform and

sanctuary level

  • Remove pair of non-original storm doors to narthex
  • Install an inclined stair lift.

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Inclined Lift at the Puck Building

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