Powerhouse Arts is a new 170,000SF art fabrication facility in Gowanus providing workshops for large scale art production in metal, wood, ceramic, textiles, and printmaking. The facility also offers flexible performance and exhibition spaces to support the artists and community. Previously, the site served as the power station for the BRT train system. After a thorough remediation of the brownfield site, restoration of the extant masonry and steel turbine hall structure and renovation of its interior, and a new cast-in-place concrete addition, the site is transformed into a community hub for artistic engagement.

Victoria Cuddy is an Associate at PBDW Architects where she has worked since 2011 and has proven her leadership on increasingly complex projects, finding a special expertise within new design and adaptive reuse projects. Most recently, she served as project manager for the adaptive reuse of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit power station for Powerhouse Arts, a new facility for the fabrication of large scale works of art along the Gowanus Canal. Ms. Cuddy has also worked for many years with the Park Avenue Armory on the restoration and adaptive reuse of this city and national landmark to create a cultural and performing arts venue. She has completed several commercial and hospitality projects for The Beacon Hotel and Equinox Fitness Clubs (including their flagship club and spa) and is currently working on the design and adaptive reuse of an historic home into a boutique hotel in Connecticut. Ms. Cuddy received her Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and her Master of Architecture from Parsons New School for Design. She has provided pro-bono services for the Hispanic Resource Center in Mamaroneck and has served as Alumni Vice President and Reunion Chair for her alma mater, where she has also volunteered as a panel speaker at their annual Architectural Studies Symposium.

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