The Dime
Rising from a prime location at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, The Dime creates a commanding new icon for the Williamsburg skyline. The Dime combines residential rentals, dynamic office space, and a significant historical component, utilizing the strengths of each part to reinforce a stylish whole.
The project begins at the century-old, landmarked bank structure, which was the former home of the Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburg. The bank faces the Williamsburg Bridge plaza and anchors the mixed-use project to the fabric of the neighborhood. The Dimeâs new 22-story residential tower sits on a podium of office space that is respectfully aligned with the massing of the bank. The new structure is wrapped in scalloped terracotta paneling, designed as a nod to the fluted columns of the historical bank. An interplay between the curved shapes of the floorplates and the cleverly-segmented facade defines the new building's visual identity, softening the often harsh lines of contemporary construction.
The complex massing of the assemblage property created opportunities for unique amenity spaces throughout the project. The building contains three distinct residential lounge spaces, a massive landscaped deck atop the office podium, a basketball court, and a few other surprises for tenants.
Photographed throughout 2020 and 2021.
Architecture and Interior Design: Fogarty Finger Architecture
Owner: Charney Companies
Construction Manager: Broadway Construction Group
Lighting Design: BOLD
Residential Lobby
Office Lobby
I love the built environment. My photographic practice is anchored by my fascination with design, urbanity and the tactile experience of our surroundings. I believe that our built environment is in tension between intentionality and circumstance, the whole made more powerful by the nature of its duality. My passion is creating photographic representations at the intersection of design, implementation, and context.
I believe in telling stories. Great photography creates narrative strings that enhance our understanding of the built environment. I use my experience to highlight, finesse, contextualize the ideas embedded in each project. My goal is to explore implementations of great design, distilling and connecting photographic vignettes that offer insight into the ideas that shape our world.
I began my career as an architectural designer and refined my focus to the representation of architecture. My interest is in built work - the physical manifestation of design. Through scouting, planning, photographing and all the steps that come after, I refine the representation of each project to best reflect the goals of my clients.
I hold a Bachelor of the Arts in Architecture from Columbia University and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the School of Visual Arts. I am based in Manhattan and available for assignments worldwide.
You can reach me at info@alexanderseverin.com