H2M recently renovated two Long Island Mercedes-Benz car dealerships using cutting-edge designs, while also reducing the dealerships’ carbon footprints. Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown and Mercedes-Benz of Huntington have been updated to reflect Mercedes-Benz USA’s new corporate identity standards.
Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown vertically expanded their facility by over 26,000 square feet, with a new basement and a second story addition. The project included the demolition of one half of the original showroom. Utilizing MB USA’s corporate identity standards, H2M modified the corporate space standards to meet the competition’s needs. A white TPO roof was installed to keep the building cooler in summer, and the showroom features a car elevator to bring vehicles stored in the basement up to the showroom floor.
Mercedes-Benz of Huntington added over 7,000 square feet. of floor space and a brand new, 163 square feet. drive-in recycled water car wash. The car wash captures and filters greywater, introducing only 20% fresh water to each wash. The new two-story showroom allows for cars to be displayed on both levels.
Both facilities feature an abundance of sustainable features. A Building Management System (BMS) is used to control air conditioning and heating. All units are tied into a central control module, which allows for remote access to the units from a computer, cell phone or tablet. Units automatically adjust to internal and external temperatures to keep the interior spaces at a constant temperature. Personnel elevators at both showrooms feature a Machine-Roomless (MRL) elevator. This type of elevator is traction driven, using less electricity and no hydraulic fluids or oils.
One of the most striking features of both designs is the floor to ceiling glass walls that make up three sides of each showroom. Spanning over 20 feet, the glass walls utilize double-pane, tinted, low-E glass, which reduces solar gain through the glass and insulates better than regular double-pane glass. The full height glass walls rely on internal structural reinforcement for support.
