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497 GW

New York, United States
 
A project by: Archi-Tectonics
 
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The integration of the existing building with the new 11 story steel & glass structure, will instigate a mediation between past and present.  In the narrow crease rising between the two structures a set of cantilevering balconies will juxtapose and differentiate between the old and the new, the urban and the private, thus inserting an interactive ... read more
The integration of the existing building with the new 11 story steel & glass structure, will instigate a mediation between past and present.  In the narrow crease rising between the two structures a set of cantilevering balconies will juxtapose and differentiate between the old and the new, the urban and the private, thus inserting an interactive space into an otherwise neutral streetscape. The Greenwich building has as its main feature a fully custom and innovative glass curtain wall, a light suspended waterfall of insulated bent glass panels, the first of its kind. 
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Type Residential - Apartment Building
 
Cultural - Art Gallery
 
Commercial - Retail space
 
 
Location 497 Greenwich St
New York, New York, 10013
United States
 
Building status ongoing building work
 
Building area 77000 sqft
 
 

Project in Detail

Materials, products, construction methods and more.
 
Are there any unique construction methods that make this project stand out?
 
custom designed curtain wall with bent double glass panels
 
Is there an innovative sustainable method deployed in this project?
 
passive solar heating
 
Which materials were crucial in creating this design?
 
double glazed curtain wall, bent glass
 
Where there any product, manufacturers or suppliers that were especially helpful?
 
cricursa, uad, h-windows
 

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Archi-Tectonics
New York, United S..
As: Design
 

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Structural Engineer
Buro Happold NY
 
Architect
Archi-Tectonics
New York, United S..
 
Mechanical Engineers
Gabor Szakal Engineers
 
Curtain Wall Consultants
Israel Berger& Associates
 
 

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