Archinect - News2024-05-02T19:47:13-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150041508/david-adjaye-s-800-foot-hand-cast-concrete-condo-tower-in-ny-s-financial-district-revealed
David Adjaye’s 800-foot, hand-cast concrete condo tower in NY's Financial District revealed Mackenzie Goldberg2017-12-15T13:35:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/831bsmrcp42q1cxq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Developer Lightstone has finally presented the first official reveal of 130 William, the highly anticipated condominium tower designed by British architect Sir <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/36032/david-adjaye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Adjaye</a>. His first tower in city, Adjaye will be adding to Manhattan's iconic skyline with a 800-foot, 66-story residential tower in the Financial district.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0r/0r1l7fvs0r2eb07e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0r/0r1l7fvs0r2eb07e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy of Lightstone.</figcaption></figure><p>The newly released design is a marked departure from <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150008941/revealed-david-adjaye-s-wall-street-tower-his-first-skyscraper-in-nyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">early conceptual studies of the tower</a>, which showed a gold prism against rigid rows of arched windows. The windows remain arched, but are varied in scheme and plans for the tower now include an additional 50 extra feet and an extra 5 stories. Adjaye's design has also traded gold for concrete, a refreshing break from the sleek steel and heavily glassed high rises that have become ubiquitous in this part of the city. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jq/jq4g5qu6pd1dkrl4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/jq/jq4g5qu6pd1dkrl4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy of Lightstone.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8y/8ypy5ut0i5x7ps2k.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8y/8ypy5ut0i5x7ps2k.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy of Lightstone.</figcaption></figure><p>Featuring a façade of hand-cast concrete with bronze detailing, his design makes nods to the past and a...</p>
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REVEALED: David Adjaye’s Wall Street Tower, his first skyscraper in NYC Dana Schulz2017-05-23T14:45:00-04:00>2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ly/ly3cfc1i077izr4v.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>When it opens in 2019, the building is expected to be one of the tallest in the neighborhood. Views from the skyscraper include the Statue of Liberty, the Woolworth Building, City Hall Park and the East River. The condos will range from $630,000 studios to $4.7 million four-bedrooms.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Three years ago, starchitect David Adjaye completed his first project in NYC, an affordable housing complex in Harlem called the Sugar Hill Development.</p>
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<p>Now that he's garnered international fame for his National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC, Adjaye is coming back to the big apple to build his first skyscraper in the city-- a 61-story, 750-foot-tall condominium condo in the Financial District. Known as the Wall Street Tower, it appears as a gold prism against rigid rows of arched windows.</p>