America West Residential 57th Street Building

位置：美国

分类：居住建筑

内容：实景照片

图片：10张

这是BIG设计的纽约西居住区57号大楼。住宅的独特形状旨在将结构紧凑欧洲庭院的优点与传统的曼哈顿的高楼大厦相结合。地块的三面的建筑都是低矮的，唯独而东北角建筑高出，高度达467英尺(142米)。因此，从紧邻高速公路看来，建筑就像一个金字塔一样，从西部的58街看来，建筑便像一个高高的玻璃尖顶。在建筑中部，设计师设计一个庭院，其视线向Hudson河打开，使得西边的阳光能够照入庭院。该建筑提供700套住宅，其中20%为经济适用房。

译者：筑龙网 艾比

the unique shape of the residential superblock seeks to combine the advantages of compact european courtyard structures with traditional manhattan high-rises. three corners of the block are kept low, while the north-east corner is lifted up to reach its peak of 467 feet (142 meters). as a result, the building appears as a pyramid from the adjacent highway, but as a glass spire when viewed from west 58th street. at the center of the scheme, a courtyard with the same proportions as central park opens views towards the hudson river, bringing low western sun deep into the block.

‘city planning was telling us that they wanted some sort of iconic structure, and my cousin douglas (durst) had established a relationship with bjarke ingels,’ said jody durst, president of the durst organization, speaking at a media tour of the building earlier this week. ‘we immediately hired bjarke, and he presented city planning with a concept that they couldn’t turn down.’

‘it is really where you come into manhattan, it is something that says ‘here you are, you are entering the grid’’, added jordan barowitz, vice president & director of external affairs. ‘we took that concept into the name of the building — ‘via’, as in ‘the way’.’upon entering the building, residents are greeted with a spacious lobby, where walls are lined with a jagged brick bond that echoes the configuration of the courtyard balconies. the lower level includes a host of on-site amenities, including a movie screening room, a swimming pool, and an indoor half-basketball court. above, the scheme includes a range of studio, one, two, three, and four bedroom units, many with private terraces and balconies.

in total, the development contains over 700 residences, 20% of which qualify as affordable housing. this process sees potential low-income residents enter into a lottery with the chance of being selected. ‘there is an application process, then the applications are randomly selected, qualified, and then approved for residency. it is a formula based upon income,’ explained dan mogolesko, durst’s vice president of residential leasing and operations. ‘affordable apartments for a one bedroom unit start at $600 per month. we had about 17,000 applications for this building.’

as part of the development, los angeles-based artist stephen glassman has been commissioned to create a large scale artwork to complement the building. named ‘flows two ways’, the vertical sculpture serves as a reinterpretation of the hudson river and its relationship with new york city. aluminum, stainless steel, and rolled metal tubing will be used to evoke the river’s movement. ‘as a new york native, the movement to save the hudson river was formative in my growth as an artist intent on creating works of scale and social impact,’ commented glassman. the 3,600 square feet piece will be sited on the western wall of the neighboring ‘helena 57 west’ tower.

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