Safra Synagogue

For ten years we have been working with Brooklyn’s Edmond J. Safra Synagogue community, helping them plan for a new synagogue on the corner of Ocean Parkway and Avenue U.  The new building will be three stories tall with a thirty-foot-deep landscaped plaza facing Ocean Parkway. The limestone and granite building’s design recalls Brooklyn’s grand civic buildings from the 1920’s-30’s, with Art Deco and neo-Classical proportions and details.

  • The synagogue is comprised of two blocks: a rectilinear front section, containing the entry, classrooms, offices, and a chapel; and an ovoid section at the east end of the site housing the two-level main sanctuary. A spa-like ritual bath [mikva] will be built in the cellar. Interiors are being developed by Jack Ovadia Designs.

 

Client: The Edmond J. Safra Synagogue
Location: 2085 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
Category: Religious Buildings
Completion: ongoing
Team: John Field, Emmanuel Santos, Samuel Johnson
Renderings: Stasis 3D

This angled rendering from across the street of the Safra Synagogue proudly displays the limestone and granite layers that reach three stories high.
A head-on rendering of the Safra Synagogue boasts a grand layered entryway and two stacked rows of shrubbery extending the entire width of the building.
This grand two-level main sanctuary is flooded with light bouncing off the white walls and golden detailing.
A panoramic view of the main sanctuary featuring a marble raised stage, rows of beige chairs, and a layered white and gold ceiling.
An interior view of the Safra Synagogue during its construction process filled with metal support beams and one lone worker in the middle.
The interior of Safra Synagogue mid construction process displays two stories of windows, unfinished walls, and a variety of wooden materials filling up the enclosed floor space.
This view of the ovoid section on the east side which acts as the main sanctuary features the bones and foundation of the walls and ceiling during the construction process while two workers stand in the middle in conversation.
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