Take a flying tour of Bjarke Ingels' New York 'courtscraper'
POSTED 11 Dec 2015 . BY Kim Megson
The W57 building is starting to take shape Credit: Jim Henderson
Bjarke Ingels Group's hotly-anticipated New York ‘courtscraper’ is nearing completion, with dramatic new video footage – captured by a GoPro camera attached to a crane – showing the final panels being added to the structure’s cladding.
Located on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, the 80,000sq m (860,000sq ft) development, called W57, will have 709 apartments and 4,000sq m (45,000sq ft) of leisure, retail and commercial space.
BIG’s design imagines the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building combined with the airiness and the expansive views of a 467ft (142m) tall skyscraper. The resulting building is an asymmetric tetrahedron, the form of which changes depending on the viewer’s vantage point.
Speaking about the concept, Ingels has said the location suggested the solution. "The site is sandwiched between a power plant, a waste management facility and New York City's West Side Highway," he said.
"In that location, they really needed an oasis. I considered the kind of place my dad lived when he was growing up in Copenhagen – a house with a courtyard.”
Leisure amenities will include a pool and gym, a golf simulator, a basketball court and a cinema.
The GoPro footage was posted on YouTube by Kevin Crowley, an executive board member of New York labour union Iron Workers 580, who are working on the project.
A previously released video (see below) from communications company Darkhorse captured drone footage of the building taking shape.
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Take a flying tour of Bjarke Ingels' New York 'courtscraper'
POSTED 11 Dec 2015 . BY Kim Megson
The W57 building is starting to take shape Credit: Jim Henderson
Bjarke Ingels Group's hotly-anticipated New York ‘courtscraper’ is nearing completion, with dramatic new video footage – captured by a GoPro camera attached to a crane – showing the final panels being added to the structure’s cladding.
Located on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, the 80,000sq m (860,000sq ft) development, called W57, will have 709 apartments and 4,000sq m (45,000sq ft) of leisure, retail and commercial space.
BIG’s design imagines the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building combined with the airiness and the expansive views of a 467ft (142m) tall skyscraper. The resulting building is an asymmetric tetrahedron, the form of which changes depending on the viewer’s vantage point.
Speaking about the concept, Ingels has said the location suggested the solution. "The site is sandwiched between a power plant, a waste management facility and New York City's West Side Highway," he said.
"In that location, they really needed an oasis. I considered the kind of place my dad lived when he was growing up in Copenhagen – a house with a courtyard.”
Leisure amenities will include a pool and gym, a golf simulator, a basketball court and a cinema.
The GoPro footage was posted on YouTube by Kevin Crowley, an executive board member of New York labour union Iron Workers 580, who are working on the project.
A previously released video (see below) from communications company Darkhorse captured drone footage of the building taking shape.
Over 3,000 people have attended the topping-out ceremony for the Bjarke Ingels-
designed Lego House, a visitor attraction made to resemble a giant stack of Lego bricks.
Bjarke Ingels has said that his upcoming zoo project in Givskud, Denmark, will completely
reimagine the traditional format, doing away with cages and revolutionising the relationship between
the zoo’s visitors and its inhabitants.
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions
saw a huge increase in visitor numbers during 2023 – the coronation year of King Charles III.
Off the back of the success of the first round of Everyday Heritage Grants in 2022, Historic
England is funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England.
Universal has revealed it will be adding new Harry Potter attractions, alongside Super Nintendo
and How to Train Your Dragon worlds to its Florida resort.
Cruise Ship Interiors (CSI) invites cruise lines, shipyards, design studios, outfitters,
and suppliers to take part in CSI Design Expo Americas in Miami, Florida, the region’s only
event dedicated to cruise ship interior design. [more...]