urban matrix reconsiders mega-block infrastructure at rockefeller center

urban matrix reconsiders mega-block infrastructure at rockefeller center
all images courtesy of sai ma, choonghyo lee

architects sai ma and choonghyo lee speculate on the future of mega-block urbanism in their ‘urban matrix’ project completed during a term at columbia GSAAP. regarded as a mixture of public and private spaces, the concept divides the rockefeller center via grid with a specific function given to every subdivision. the road system is transformed, at points re-orienting vertically to allow the delivery of people to certain levels. the interaction between public, semi-public, and private happens when the rigid, regressed office meets a dynamic theater of activity. 

transition of street level from horizontal to vertical 

core as grid 

public programs based on cores

public massing 

model and surroundings  

ground floor plan

typical floor plan a

typical floor plan b

section 

1:300 scale model

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edited by: nick brink | designboom