- The 190,000 sf office building houses public areas and restaurants in addition to basic office functions
- Reminiscent of boat sails, the billowing exterior design produces dramatic angles and spectacular views
- This complex exterior is created using a sculpted reinforced concrete structure delicately clad with an all-glass curtain wall system
- A highly integrated interior and exterior environment, the form itself is broken down into five two-tier modules
- The modules are twisted to create the building’s dynamic form
- Concrete provides the ideal structural solution and an innovative way to achieve the complex set requirements of this atypical office building
- The sculptural glass façade is created using complex, multi-directionally curved curtainwall panels
- Structural slabs support these heavy panels
- The slabs cantilever varying distances beyond the perimeter columns and are sloped to conform to the design
- Interior spans exceed 35 feet in many locations to accommodate the open office environment
- The 3D model provides key coordinate information to demystify problematic areas
- To help assimilate the 3D information, each floor plan is dotted with hundreds of coordinates to help define the true conditions
- Awards:
NCSEA – Excellence Award, Structural Engineering 2008
ACEC National – Engineering Excellence Award Finalist 2007
ACEC New York – Diamond Award, Structural Systems 2007
CIB Roger H. Corbetta Awards – The Annual Award 2006
New York Construction Awards – Best of 2006