http://www.designboom.com/architecture/oma-proposal-for-425-park-avenue-tower/ since 1999 home of design culture: designboom is the first and largest independent publication dedicated to architecture and design Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.designboom.com/architecture/oma-proposal-for-425-park-avenue-tower/#comment-152894 Nelson Riofrio Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:02:13 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=101699#comment-152894 I actually like how the glass facade opens on the ground floor. It's nice to see how OMA create a contribution rather than a repetition of what's around or an egocentric context-less building (Gehry? Foster? Zaha?) I actually like how the glass facade opens on the ground floor. It’s nice to see how OMA create a contribution rather than a repetition of what’s around or an egocentric context-less building (Gehry? Foster? Zaha?)

]]> http://www.designboom.com/architecture/oma-proposal-for-425-park-avenue-tower/#comment-151640 ARCADIAN Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:25:52 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=101699#comment-151640 Is there some reason why a boring facade with nothing to hold your eye has to be dragged down to the street level, just to satisfy some desire to create minimal form that only looks interesting from 5 blocks away? Is there some reason why a boring facade with nothing to hold your eye has to be dragged down to the street level,
just to satisfy some desire to create minimal form that only looks interesting from 5 blocks away?

]]> http://www.designboom.com/architecture/oma-proposal-for-425-park-avenue-tower/#comment-151561 mArkW Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=101699#comment-151561 Just out of curiosity, how does building owner clean the windows? Otherwise an interesting concept of form. Just out of curiosity, how does building owner clean the windows? Otherwise an interesting concept of form.

]]> http://www.designboom.com/architecture/oma-proposal-for-425-park-avenue-tower/#comment-151525 Mort D'Urban Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:26:56 +0000 http://www.designboom.com/?p=101699#comment-151525 Kind of stocky and clunky, welcome nonetheless. Would have preferred ground-level setbacks to reduce the structure's imposing mass and provide public space, but then it wouldn't be an OMA design. The Seagram Building reigns supreme. Kind of stocky and clunky, welcome nonetheless. Would have preferred ground-level setbacks to reduce the structure’s imposing mass and provide public space, but then it wouldn’t be an OMA design. The Seagram Building reigns supreme.

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