hudson yards master plan breaks ground on first tower

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'hudson yards master plan'  by kohn pederson fox, new york, USA
image © mir

 

 

two days ago, the 'hudson yards redevelopment master plan' project by kohn pederson fox (kpf) - and developed by related companies - broke ground,
beginning a 13 million square-foot (26 acre) project that is estimated to cost between 12 and 15 billion dollars and will bring in many times more
in revenue and culture to manhattan's upper west side, with an expected LEED platinum stamp of approval. dubbed the 'city within a city,' the
large-scale rezoning will contain sixteen skyscrapers with 24 million square feet of office space, 13,500 housing units, with almost 4,000 affordable units,
1 million square feet of retail space, 2 million square feet of hotels, a subway extension, restaurant, cafe, markets, bars, a culture center and a school
all organized around 14 acres of public green space. the first tower, designed by kdf, will be anchored by international fashion brand coach, will stand
895 feet in the air and is projected to be completed in 2015. it is expected that around 40,000 people will live and work within the project and will be
able to enjoy structures such as 'the culture shed' by local firm diller, scofidio + renfo and david rockwell, the 72-storey 'D tower' by the same
ds+r or the 'E-tower' by SOM.

 

principle bill pederson of kpf states:

 

'hudson yards must link to the prevailing industrial character of the west side, while also summarizing this context with a fresh visual dynamic.
at a time when extraordinary urban projects are arising around the world, hudson yards will be an important symbol of new york’s continued leadership
in global urbanism.'

 

 


in the new york skyline
image © visualhouse

 

 


image © mir

 

 


main towers face the hudson river
image via

 

 


adjacent to central park
image © visualhouse

 

 


base of the south tower
image © visualhouse

 

 


smaller scale commercial space relates to pedestrians
image © visualhouse

 

 


hudson yards park
image courtesy of HYDC

 

 


image courtesy of HYDC

 

 


site
image © kpf associates

 

 


green space master plan
image courtesy of HYDC

 

 


site plan
image courtesy of HYDC

 

 


concept diagram
image © kpf associates

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  • tiltation is what you must do to a box, oh and a twist might help

    isor says:
  • the towers look like a celebration of all the bad architecture from the 70/80′s, or a horrid misunderstanding of Koolhaas.

    the out of scale renderings confirm that the priority here is budget.

    keep developers out of architecture!

    andrew says:

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