Herzog & de Meuron will partner with interior designer John Pawson to design a 28-story tower for Manhattan's Bowery district.
The majority of the building will house a 370-room hotel, with 11 luxury residences on its top. All of the residential units will feature open plans and floor-to-ceiling windows offering expansive views of the city.
“Our idea was to stack two very distinct typologies on top of each other, and on one hand to express their difference, while on the other to unify them within the same building skeleton,” Jacques Herzog told ArchDaily.
On each individual floor, columns will be slightly inclined, with the two geometries of columns meeting at the corner of the building facing Christie Street. No one direction is prioritized, resulting in a sculptural corner that will be a focal point on the tower.
One unique offering of this project, called 215 Christie, will be a private garden space for residents and hotel guests.
The project is slated for completion in 2016. All renderings courtesy Herzog & de Meuron and Ian Schrager Company, the project's developer.
Related Stories
High-rise Construction | Jan 6, 2017
76-Story luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s South Loop gets name and begins construction
The building was designed by Rafael Viñoly and is scheduled for completion in 2019.
High-rise Construction | Jan 4, 2017
In search of better data to optimize tall buildings
In spite of the ability to build tall and taller buildings—usually fully glazed, often in extreme climates with increasingly smart technologies—it could be argued that we are not similarly “rising to the occasion” in terms of optimization, writes Gensler's Russell Gilchrist.
High-rise Construction | Dec 15, 2016
Shenzhen’s newest supertall tower has topped out
The 350-meter-high building was designed by Morphosis and will provide over 2 million sf of office and retail space.
High-rise Construction | Dec 13, 2016
The tallest building in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district tops out
The office, designed by CetraRuddy, will be completed in 2017.
High-rise Construction | Dec 6, 2016
New York’s One Vanderbilt to have publicly accessible observation deck 1,020-feet above ground
The building, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by SL Green, will stand 1,401 tall.
High-rise Construction | Dec 2, 2016
Agora Garden, a twisting, plant-filled tower in Taipei, will absorb 130 tons of carbon dioxide annually once completed
The building sits just a few blocks from the LEED-Platinum certified Taipei 101, the world’s eighth tallest building.
High-rise Construction | Nov 7, 2016
Shanghai Tower wins CTBUH’s “Best Tall Building Worldwide” award for 2016
Shanghai Tower beat out three other finalists selected from 132 entries from around the world for the award.
High-rise Construction | Nov 3, 2016
Two identical Kohn Pederson Fox office towers may be headed to Wacker Drive
Murphy Development Group is looking for tenants for the $800 million project.
High-rise Construction | Nov 1, 2016
The world’s 100 tallest buildings: Which wind consultants have worked on the most?
The top firm has worked on almost half of the world’s 100 tallest buildings.
High-rise Construction | Nov 1, 2016
LEGOLAND Dubai unveils the Brick Khalifa, the world’s tallest LEGO replica building
The model is on display at the newly opened LEGOLAND Dubai.