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Orchestra Will Redevelop Firehouse

BROOKLYN, NY-Plans have been unveiled for the renovation of a decommissioned firehouse into a permanent home for the Brooklyn Philharmonic.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on January 08, 2009

BROOKLYN, NY-Plans were unveiled Wednesday for what will eventually be the new home of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Architectural firm HOK is redesigning the former firehouse at 299 Degraw St. in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill section to serve as the BP Music Center. The site was one of two Brooklyn firehouses tapped for redevelopment last year by the New York City Economic Development Corp.

Juliette Lam, senior principal with HOK’s New York office, tells GlobeSt.com the goal is to preserve the 19th century firehouse’s exterior while gut renovating the two-story, 4,250-square-foot interior. The BP Music Center will house the administrative offices of the orchestra as well as Create!, its multi-disciplinary arts partner.

The renovated space will also contain a multi-purpose space for performances, meetings, lectures, and other community uses on the ground floor, along with a music rehearsal area. However, Lam says the performance space is intended more for educational events and will not serve as a permanent concert hall for the orchestra. The philharmonic will still perform primarily at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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