PROJECT I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Renovation
LOCATION Newark, Delaware, US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 6/26/2011
ARCHITECT Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Delaware Department of Transportation
CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER A-Del
PHOTOGRAPHER Michael Koryta
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM David McCormick, AIA, Partner; Brian Riffel, PE. Project Manager; Frederick Hiser, AIA, Design Architect; Richard Kendrick, RA, Sr. Project Architect; Kellie Hollenbeck, AIA,LEED AP BD+C, Project Architect
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
A gantry bridge to support state-of-the-art high speed scanning equipment, segregate cash and E-Z Pass traffic lanes, and develop a unique system of equipment repair access that avoids having to shut down lanes, was created to solve the traffic problems that plagued the toll plaza. The gantry/bridge consists of 100 tons of shop fabricated steel trusses that span 250 feet over the north-bound and a portion of south-bound Interstate 95. To create visual interest, the trusses were triangulated and cantilevered at the ends to transition them against the sky. In lieu of standard hammer-head capped supports, the faces of the piers taper in both directions to provide further abstraction to the composition of the bridges and adjacent angled crash walls. Two access/safety stairs and an elevator had tolerances to fit within fractions of an inch to comply with Federal Highway clearance regulations, within the available rights-of-way. Their angled shapes reach over the top of the truss and play off the geometry of the adjacent toll booths and canopies that remained. The hallmark of the project is the glowing overhead truss forms that are clad in shoji-like staggered translucent, glass panels. Fabric screens are suspended between the curtainwall and the structure to provide reflected indirect back light to the window walls that alleviates shadows and add depth to the surface. A sculptural, surrealistic solution was able to be realized to become a gateway to Delaware. The design is intended to visually defy the facility’s utility and the magnitude of its structure while becoming an unexpected moment experienced by millions, day and night.
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Project PDF
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Renovation _high res ext, View Northbound, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 2 I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Renovation _high res ext, View Northbound, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 3 I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Renovation _high res int, Utility Corridor, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 4 I_95 Toll Plaza 001, View Southbound After, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 5 I_95 Toll Plaza 002, View Northbound, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 6 I_95 Toll Plaza 003, Side View, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 7 I_95 Toll Plaza 004, Glass Curtainwall, @2011, Michael Koryta
IMAGE 8 I_95 Toll Plaza 005, View Northbound, @2011, Michael Koryta
I-95 Newark Toll Plaza Renovation
Category
State > AIA Maryland > Institutional Architecture (AIA Maryland)
Winner Status
- Citation Award
Share