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CONTENTS 04 Tony Caro Architecture • Australia 06 ADINS-VAN LOOVEREN ARCHITECTS • Belgium 08 Todd Verwers Architects - TVA • Denmark / USA 10 Hamonic + Masson & AssociéS • France 12 |DA| DRAHTLER Architekten • Germany 14 Mount Fuji Architects Studio • Japan 16 Bekkering Adams architects • Netherlands 18 70°N arkitektur • Norway 20 Studio Libeskind and Artchitecture • Poland 22 Spaceworkers® • Portugal 24 HHF Architects • Switzerland 26 Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, DPC • USA Silk Apartments
Patria in Kortrijk
Petersen/Verwers Residence
Golden Cube
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Złota 44 in Warsaw
Sambade House
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Editorial Wieder ist ein Jahr vergangen, und ich begrüße Sie zu einer weiteren Ausgabe der MODUS news mit neuen aufregenden Projekten aus aller Welt. Es freut uns, dass wir Ihnen dieses Jahr zwölf Projekte von einigen der bekanntesten Nutzer von Vectoworks® vorstellen können. Das Thema dieses Hefts ist Wohnbau und Mischnutzung, die Beispiele reichen vom Einfamilienhaus bis zu komplexen Wohnbauten. Wir betrachten unter anderem eines der größten Wohngebäude in der Europäischen Union, Złota 44 in Warschau, das vom renommierten Architekten Daniel Libeskind und dem polnischen Büro Artchitecture entworfen wurde, sowie das Temple Court Building and Annex von 1883, eines der Wahrzeichen von New York City, das von Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architekten restauriert und um einen neuen Wolkenkratzer mit 51 Stockwerken ergänzt wurde. Wie in allen Ausgaben der MODUS news behandeln wir Projekte, die gebaut sind, und solche, die sich in Planung befinden. Einer der wichtigsten Schritte bei der Einführung moderner Planungsstrukturen, wie sie durch Vectorworks ermöglicht werden, ist das Konstruieren eines 3D-Modells. Büros wie die Schweizer HHF-Architekten nutzen Vectorworks als BIM-Tool, weil es ihnen erlaubt, weiterhin kompromisslos und frei zu entwerfen. Ihr Artikel beschreibt einen Planungsprozess, in dem BIM in einem modernen Workflow so eingesetzt wird, dass die Geometrie und andere Daten mit den Planungsbeteiligten einfacher ausgetauscht werden und Planungsfehler früh erkannt und behoben werden können. Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Vergnügen beim Lesen der MODUS news.
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Tony Caro Architecture is an architecture and urban design office based in Sydney, Australia. Their primary focus is producing high-quality and creative designs informed by the urban context and sustainable practices. Tony Caro Architecture has delivered a wide range of successful projects, from urban art installations and city master plans to one-room commercial buildings and high-rise apartment developments. www.tonycaroarchitecture.com.au
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The award-winning Silk Apartments marks the final stage of development in the Distillery Hill residential precinct at Pyrmont Point, a master-planned community west of the Sydney Central Business District consisting of six residential towers that were each designed by a different architect. The design’s ability to balance natural light and privacy while still providing outstanding views from each unit earned Tony Caro Architecture the Australian Institute of Architecture Award in the Multi-Residential category from the New South Wales chapter. Distillery Hill itself is a place of extraordinary contextual contrasts; a benign harbor setting to the northeast and a complex urban setting to the southwest combine to issue forth noise, privacy, and environmental challenges. The Silk Apartments’ fan-shaped plan and divergent façade respond directly to these conditions. To be appropriately designed in scale with its context, the building’s broad footprint was modulated into six slender, vertical elements. Each element possesses a varied expression that evolved as a response to its internal program, context, and orientation. The two roof portals articulate the tower’s form as a collection of discreet vertical elements rather than a single, monolithic structure.
The south and west façades respond to the busy southwest cityscape, as well as the monumental scale of the nearby Anzac Bridge and its surrounding post-industrial landscape. These façades are generally only in view on the bridge or from a distance in nearby areas across Blackwattle Bay. “We saw this setting as an opportunity for an effervescent, graphic response to both the monumental context and the incessant, arterial flow of traffic to and from the city through its western gateway,” Tony Caro says. “The Silk Apartments project gave us the opportunity to diverge from the ‘beige symphony’ of the Sydney urban landscape and resonate with the dynamism and blinking lights of the freeway.” The northeastern façades are more characteristic of the urban context’s existing design aesthetic, with primary living spaces designed to enhance a sense of connection to the landscape while affording the ability to control light and privacy. The exterior’s perforated, folded-metal sliding sun screens were conceived as “external drapes.” The interior incorporates expressed, precast concrete walls, floating timber floors, and delicately framed timber and glass “shoji” partitions – a sophisticated, raw visual vocabulary for high-density housing that challenges market-based paradigms.
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Patria in Kortrijk The Patria is an historic building dating back to the 14th century located near the central market place of Flemish Kortrijk, Belgium. The building was rebuilt as a classical palace after sustaining devastating damage in a fire during the 18th century, though traces of its original medieval vaults can still be found in the basement. During the 20th century, the Patria underwent several expansions that profoundly changed the building, resulting in a complex structure with sections in urgent need of replacement. The historic part of the Patria is a protected monument and was renovated in cooperation with the Flemish departments of Heritage and Urban Development. The intricate construction work occurred in several stages and was ultimately completed in April 2015. The 2 000 square meter building was converted into six luxury apartments, a town house, and a 460 square meter commercial space. The existing classical façade was restored, painted entirely white, and outfitted with subtle LED lighting to highlight the form. The bronze copper façade of the new construction acts as the perfect transition between old and new as the classic material is used in a playful and
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contemporary manner, but still referring to medieval detail in nearby churches and beguinage. “As expected with the striking copper façade in the historical center of Kortrijk, the building is a regular source of debate as residents and visitors pass by,” says Tom Adins, principal at Adins – Van Looveren Architects. “This is exactly what we wanted, architecture that provokes dialogue. It’s an expectation that people will talk about our work and ideas.” The interior, designed in close collaboration with the interior architect Witblad, reflects the history of the building, while sustainable techniques such as balanced ventilation, high-performance glazing, and good climatic and acoustic insulation bring the building into the 21st century. Through an intense partnership, the two teams succeeded in delivering an entirely new concept, one that respects history, but nonetheless establishes a bright future for the residents and users of this new architectural gem in Kortrijk.
Adins – Van Looveren Architects offers comprehensive service and ongoing support for clients throughout the entire design and construction process. The firm works to translate the needs and wishes of their clients into detailed building programs and designs. Coordination, budget management, flexibility, and extensive site supervision guarantee the realization of anticipated designs. The functionality, detail, and beauty of architecture are the key drivers of their design philosophy. www.adins-vanlooveren.be
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Petersen/Verwers Residence Mid-century modern architecture in California embodied an authenticity unencumbered by historical kitsch and evoked an optimism for the future while taking advantage of the unique light and climate of the region. This extensive 140 square meter remodel of a 1962 San Francisco tract house sought to maintain the original, mid-century spirit of the house while adding a new level of refinement and grace.
The layout and spatial flow through the existing house were already quite efficient, so an extensive reconfiguration of the interior layout was not needed. Instead, carefully articulated modifications of the existing spaces and new interventions provide an unexpected sense of sophistication and opulence to the house, enhancing the inherent poetics of the 1960s “box” and creating a very personal, unique, and elegant residence for architect Todd Verwers and his wife, a Danish textile designer. To accentuate the experience of uninterrupted spatial flow throughout the house, doors and wall openings were removed to provide continuous ceiling planes. Full‑height, custom pocket doors retract, providing a sensation of spaces delineated by wall planes. Shadow reveals and extensive custom detailing reinforce the feeling of lightness and spatial refinement in the house. The detailing of edges and transitions of finish materials are critical in creating the desired aesthetic effect. For example, traditional wood wall bases are abandoned in favor of an aluminum shadow reveal strip. Such details are employed extensively to articulate material and surface, without becoming a focus for attention themselves.
Todd Verwers Architects - TVA Based in Copenhagen, TVA is the successor firm to Petersen+Verwers Architecture, founded in San Francisco in 1996. The practice serves European and American clients for a diverse range of residential, commercial, and cultural projects. Under the direction of Scandinavian-American architect Todd Verwers, the firm has garnered several awards, including an IIDA Honor Award in 2005. TVA’s Nordic design approach and portfolio of projects reflect the aesthetic qualities of modern Japanese and Danish minimalism. www.toddverwers.com
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Golden Cube Located just outside of Paris, Golden Cube is an eight-story, 156 room student residence. The building, which fills the entire lot, was guided by the design principles of standardization, self‑regulation, and maximization of internal space. A secret garden was also designed to reintroduce biodiversity into the heart of a dense city.
Each apartment has access to a different type of outdoor space; completely or partially covered, behind filters or totally exposed; the varying dimensions and characteristics of the environments create differentiation within the standardized collective. “We introduced perforated metal sheets in the 1.5 meter loggias to produce moiré patterns that change depending on the point of view and the time of day, animating the façade and creating a vibrant building,” said Gaëlle Hamonic. “This material was also chosen to create the individual alcoves because it preserves privacy while letting in wind and light, allowing students to enjoy a personal outdoor space that remains open to the city.” The façade is designed to bring in maximum sunlight during the winter and provide necessary shading during the summer. This sustainable design feature reduces demands on heating and cooling. The introduction of biodiversity through the design of birdhouses in the façade allows the building to be a refuge for the wildlife in the city center. Jean-Christophe Masson explains, “We had the idea of attracting birds to the building since they live independent and nomadic lives, just like students!” This particular design feature was also chosen because birdhouses require no maintenance, unlike planters, and they promote biodiversity in the animal kingdom, which is often neglected by architecture firms compared to the more common practice of introducing plant life.
Hamonic + Masson & Associés was created in 1997 by Gaëlle Hamonic and Jean-Christophe Masson. The Paris-based office was awarded the Nouveaux Albums de la Jeune Architecture (NAJA) in 2002 and received the 2011 AMO Special Saint-Gobain Prize for the construction of 62 apartments in Paris’ 12th arrondissement. The firm is a key player in the debate regarding construction height restrictions, arguing for vertical urban habitats. In 2015, they designed the first Paris housing project to rise above 50 meters since the 1970s. www.hamonic-masson.com
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Swan 102.6 |DA| DRAHTLER Architekten designed a marine-inspired building on Phoenix Lake for entrepreneur Jan Opländer. “From the very beginning of the design process there was a specific idea behind this building — a really strong basis on which every detail was carefully thought out,“ says Architect Marius Drahtler. “The core idea was to link the building to the maritime world.” The number “102.6” refers to the building complex’s height above sea level. Made up of two discreet, four-story buildings connected on the bottom floor by a low green roofed building, Drahtler’s complex is centered around a forecourt space that offers an unobstructed view of Phoenix Lake. By using a massive slab of anthracite-colored concrete, the Drahtler Architekten team created a base for the upper volume to rest on that mimics the sea floor. Working in conjunction with gradually staggered cantilevers, the designers established a horizontal alignment with sloping silhouettes
of superstructures like one would see in the design of a yacht. Under these cantilevers are lavish decks with wide wooden parapets and plank floors evocative of yacht upper decks. This maritime aesthetic is observable in many other design elements, such as the white surface of the façade in contrast to the dark appearance of the windows. Through this architectural language, the Swan complex communicates with its surroundings, leaving observers with different impressions depending on their vantage point. From the lake side, the complex resembles a yacht propped up in a meadow resting on a green sea floor. But if you were to approach from the street, you would get the impression of entering a harbor from which two yachts are waiting to set out to sea.
|DA| DRAHTLER Architekten Founded in 1999 in Dortmund, Germany, |DA| DRAHTLER Architekten works predominantly with private and institutional clients, specializing in office, administration, and industrial buildings, as well as athletic facilities. |DA| DRAHTLER Architekten has been involved in a number of public sector building projects, affording them opportunities to create new buildings in the academic and research sector, including institution-sponsored laboratories and university lecture halls. www.drahtlerarchitekten.de
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Mount Fuji Architects Studio (MFAS) is a Tokyo-based design firm established by Masahiro and Mao Harada in 2004. With a main focus on architectural design, MFAS works across all scales, from creating furniture products to urban planning and reconstruction after the Tohoku earthquake. Their choices of structure, materials, construction, and living environments are made to embody an awareness of natural science in design. Acclaimed for their unprecedented rational design, the office has garnered awards both domestically and internationally. www14.plala.or.jp/mfas
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Plus Located in the untouched wilderness of the Izu-san mountainside, Plus villa stands on a small site surrounded by broad-leaved cherry trees and Japanese oaks. “I didn’t want to design an undulating landscape dotted with great trees as usual, nor create an elaborate building bowing down to the complex topography,” said Masahiro Harada. “What sprang to my mind was a blueprint for a perfectly autonomous design emerging as an underlying shape that the natural environment had been hiding. It’s an abstraction of nature.” The design was achieved by crossing two rectangular parallelepipeds at right angles. The lower volume, containing private rooms and a bathroom, cantilevers off of the natural ground level. The upper form, which incorporates a salon and a kitchen, lies perpendicularly across the lower volume along the mountain ridge. The villa’s design appears as an off-centered cross-pin carefully carved out of the natural terrain, working in harmony with its surroundings. The bottom axis of the building stretches south toward the Pacific Ocean, while the top reaches for the Japanese oak forest and birch trees to the west. Sweeping ocean and sky views can be seen from the rooms in the lower structure and the terrace of the upper floor. The natural forest shade embraces the spaces of the upper parallelepiped. The water-polished white marble of the interior glows softly like Greek sculptures, blending the blue light from the south and the green light from the west to create a delicate, continuous landscape of light, suggestive of the space’s aesthetic.
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The completion of the Bloemershof building has enriched the municipality of Rheden with a new, multifunctional urban complex with a strong identity. Designed with and for the users of its various programs — a vocational school, sports facilities, fire station, and housing — the building creates a new focus point that mediates between town and countryside, connecting the village of Rheden with the Veluwe nature reserve. Each program retains its own identity while contributing to the overall characteristic of the urban ensemble. Bloemershof was conceptually designed as a frozen forest; an open and transparent ground floor is established by white concrete columns that mimic tree trunks interspersed with glass and natural stone accents, crowned with an upper elevation clad in slender wooden slats evoking a leafy canopy. The interior, light and transparent, offers optimal functionality to users,
with a generous central hall, canteen area, a diversity of classrooms and workshops for the vocational school, and a large sheltered area for the fire department vehicles. Sustainability plays a key role in the project. In addition to optimal internal climate regulation, future-proof materialization, and spatial logistics, it was designed with the newest sustainable installation technologies. Bloemershof is the first building in the Netherlands to use the “Concretecool” system, which thermally activates the building’s cooling system built into the concrete core. The school has achieved the highest sustainable ventilation and cooling standards due to the natural accumulating qualities of concrete, as well as the solar photovoltaic system and daylight regulation system installed on the roof, which minimize the costs of energy usage.
Bekkering Adams Architects is a Dutch design firm that believes in creating architecture with a soul. Their aim is to produce environments that users and visitors will identify with and be proud of as a reflection of their community. Together with a team of enthusiastic architects and designers, founders Juliette Bekkering and Monica Adams design innovative and sustainable projects with strong identities defined by the tactile expression of material and detail. www.bekkeringadams.nl
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70˚N arkitektur is an architecture office working on projects ranging from small object design, exhibitions, and set design, to housing projects, area analyses, planning and urban development processes. The office is also heavily involved in lecturing and teaching. From the office’s inception, architectural competitions have been an important arena for continuous reformulation and development of practice, allowing for the formation of a reflective, critical, and committed approach to architecture and planning. www.70n.no
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The K9 housing project is a part of the Strandkanten neighborhood development, a newly established area of 900 apartments within walking distance of the city center of Tromsø. Strandkanten is attractively situated on a reclaimed sea area in the Tromsø strait, a large part of the area is public outdoor space and it is completely free from cars. This area plays an important role in the city’s development strategy, where concentrated growth from within the city is designed to strengthen activity in the center and reduce transportation needs. The K9 project faces south, viewing the mountains and the fjord. The 2 100 square meter building consists of 23 apartments of varying shapes and sizes. All apartments are designed for wheelchair accessibility. On the ground floor, exposed to the quay, there is a small commercial space
intended to be occupied by a local café, or similar function, for the city. From the building, there is also direct access to public outdoor areas on the first floor. The building design is derived from placing a simple volume within the limitations of the site. This volume is then shaped by the cutaways, one for the local pedestrian main street and one larger cutaway to allow for terraced balconies to the south. A central concept of the project is the climate-protected, private terraces. Due to the short summer season and the harsh climate year-round, this is an important comfort element, and emphasizes an aerial lighting plan, making the area more attractive and accessible during all seasons.
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Złota 44 is a distinctive luxury apartment skyscraper in Warsaw, Poland, designed by Studio Libeskind in association with Warsaw-based Artchitecture. The project won several international awards, including the 2013 Show Home Award from the European Economic and Social Committee, as well as the 2015/2016 International Property Awards in London in the categories of Best Residential Development, Best Apartment, Best Residential High‑Rise Development, and Best Interior Design. With a total construction area of 77 000 square meters and 284 apartments in 52 floors climbing a total 192 meters, Złota 44 follows the new development trend in central Europe of prestigious residential skyscrapers manifesting the skyline. The building’s prominent location, adjacent to the Palace of Culture in Warsaw’s center, ensures its place as a new landmark and visible symbol for the city. The building embraces the aspirations of Warsaw in its soaring and dynamic form while simultaneously complementing its existing context, as well as contributing to the establishment of a contemporary setting. In order to create a slender and dynamic icon, the building’s volume was minimized by shifting planes within the allowable building envelope. This reduction of mass creates a clear yet elusive and ever-changing profile. The interplay of undulating surfaces, balanced rhythms, and urban cadences is at the heart of the design. The design of the façades reflects an attention to detail; the tower’s eastern face is shaped by the sun’s path, allowing required daylight to reach the surrounding buildings. Złota 44 fills a minimal urban footprint in the town center. With a smaller surface‑to‑volume ratio than most residential buildings, it generates less heat loss per square meter, making centers more energy efficient than sprawling suburbs. A remarkable building shaped by Warsaw’s history and future, Złota 44 contributes to a major shift in cities around the world where residential buildings are emerging as the most striking designs.
Studio Libeskind designs a diverse array of urban, cultural, and commercial projects around the globe. The studio is a collaboration of architects and designers who believe that creating architecture is a practice of optimism and that buildings should be expressive of contemporary life. Projects are approached with the mindset that in order to make great places, you must both believe in the future and remember the past. www.libeskind.com Artchitecture is a high-quality design consultancy that covers office, industrial, commercial, and residential design. The office also provides interior, urban, and master planning services for mixed use and leisure projects. Artchitecture’s aim is to create timeless architecture that shapes the human experience of the built environment and introduces intelligent, innovative solutions that add substantial social value. www.artchitecture.eu
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Sambade House The main goal of the Sambade House, the ArchDaily 2015 Building of the Year award winner in the Houses category, was to create a contemporary space that would not disturb the context of the surrounding peaceful countryside. The site, a carved terrain defined by several tree-filled terraces, creates the ideal setting for a pure, rectangular volume open to the green landscape.
The volumetric purity of the house, desired by the customer, sets the mood for the project, allowing it to act as one of the terraced fields in a perfectly balanced landscape. This idea of inhabiting the natural landscape is reinforced with the use of pure and raw concrete, which will age over time and closely reflect the countryside life. Functionally, the program of the house takes place in two floors. The first floor contains the nuclear housing spaces like bedrooms and living spaces. The main entrance to the house is located on the first floor, appearing as a large hole in the north concrete wall. This floor opens up to, and is in dialogue with, the surrounding landscape, allowing the outdoors to blend with the interior. The lower floor, where the house’s secondary services can be found, works as a rural wall, emphasizing the existing terrace that the house sits on. “The concrete wall also serves as a structural element that allows the top volume to appear as if it were floating,” said Henrique Marques. “The other materials chosen for the house reinforce the dilution of the project into the landscape. We didn’t want to use delicate and bright materials that would contrast with the rural site, but something that would age with time and become increasingly a part of the context.”
spaceworkersÂŽ Architecture and design studio spaceworkers, located in Paredes, Portugal, is directed by architects Henrique Marques and Rui Dinis. To achieve close relationships between form and emotion in their designs, the studio bases its practice on seeking out and exploring new paradigms of contemporary architecture. Their work reflects this pragmatic vision they challenge themselves with and the critical spirit used to evaluate the context that surrounds them. www.spaceworkers.pt
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Weggishof Weggishof emerged as the winning project of a two‑phase study for a mixed-use residential area in Weggis on Lake Lucerne. The U-shaped building is embedded into the slope of the site with apartments opening up to a courtyard fitted with a playground used as a common outdoor space, establishing a new center for the surrounding area.
The terraced courtyard, formed by the natural terrain, extends to the ground floor of the residential units. The ground floor units are expressed through variations in level that match the surrounding landscape, whereas the upper floors consist of single-story dwellings. The structure contains 40 residential units, a police station, a child care center, and commercial spaces. The residential units range from basic studio apartments to upscale four- to five-room apartments with terraces. All units look out in two directions and include spacious balconies. The design team used a BIM workflow to ensure an optimal exchange of information during the
design process. Comparing contractor models made it possible to determine clash detections, documentation errors, and deviations at an early stage, resulting in more accurate planning and enhanced interactions between the different disciplines. The residential complex was designed to include energy-efficient solutions and renewable energy heating. The building’s foundations and staircases are made of concrete and a prefabricated wood element with the wood surfaces exposed. The compact floor plans result in efficient land use that meets the energy requirement of using less than 20 Watts of energy per square meter of built space. To cover the energy demand for heating and hot water, Weggishof uses the municipality’s heating networks which generate energy from renewable resources like wood pellets.
HHF Architects was founded in 2003 by Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann, and Simon Frommenwiler. Since its founding, the firm has realized numerous projects in Switzerland, Germany, China, France, Mexico, and the USA. Their scope of work ranges from urbanism and large-scale construction to interior design. HHF values collaborating with other architects and artists, and the firm is deeply invested in the practice of teaching. www.hhf.ch
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In 1883, Temple Court stood as a symbol of the future. As one of the first skyscrapers and large-scale fireproof structures in New York City, as well as an early instance of what is now the modern office building, it was an exemplary case of architectural innovation. Though the striking combination of Queen Anne, Neo‑Grec, and Renaissance Revival styles already set the building apart from its contemporaries, its truly aweinspiring characteristic was the interior; light poured down from a dazzling pyramidal skylight, splashing off the cast iron railings and balustrades, and flowing into the nine-floor atrium below. Over a century later, the building, and its aura, have been restored and enhanced with a towering new addition. Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, DPC transformed the time‑ravaged office building into The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel. The restored skylight once again delivers its brilliant performance, affording occupants a unique perspective of nearby, newer skyscrapers, including GKV Architects’ modern extension to this historic building. The soaring, 51-story skyscraper is connected to the renovated structure for 10 floors before continuing to climb into the New York City skyline. The concrete tower houses 68 luxury condominiums known as The Beekman Residences, topped with two pyramid‑shaped crowns that echo the notable turrets of the original hotel building below. In the hotel, the restoration work on the cast iron balconies, skylight, atrium, and wood millwork doors and windows has revived much of the original interior. In honoring the grandeur of the building’s past and pairing it with the sleek and contemporary tower, the site once again assumes its place at the cutting-edge of design.
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