‘425 park avenue’ by OMA, manhattan, new york

all images courtesy of OMA

 

 

OMA‘s proposal for mega project 425 park avenue posited an a brancusi-like form whose facets twist amid the manhattan grid. in keeping with the city’szoning laws, the design occupies the liminal space between orthogonality and serpentine curves by rotating the setback planes. to escape the pragmatic manhattan aesthetic of stretched pyramid, the building is composed of three stacked cubes rotated 45 degrees to reflect the cityscape and the sky. the result is a structure that escapes the the geometry of the city, while keeping 25% of the existing building.

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

concept diagram shows the facets from below

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

the tower from the ground level

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

the alternating flat and 3-d planes allow for unique city views

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

(left): a rendering of the street view (right): a view of the structure from the pepsi cola building

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

models show the interplay of light on the surface of the form

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

a model of the urban context

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

a diagram comparing the proposal to famous niegbors- the seagram building and the lever house

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

section

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

usage diagram in section

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

floor plan level 0

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

floor plan of basic office

 

 OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

floor plan of mezzanine office

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

plan of amenities floor

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

floor plan of mid office

 

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

floor plan of torqued office

 

OMA proposal for 425 park avenue tower

floor plan of top office