2024-12-11T17:07:29-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150139050/see-new-views-of-oma-s-first-nyc-building-with-prismatic-details Devin Gannon 2019-05-30T18:02:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/32/3290f84fc008048d5ce73afcf5ae24de.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The new L-shaped residential building at 121 East 22nd Street represents <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/8435/rem-koolhaas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rem Koolhaas</a>'s architecture firm <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150005620/how-to-get-a-job-at-oma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OMA</a>&lsquo;s first ground-up Manhattan project; developers Toll Brothers City Living have released new photos of the eye-catching structure on the border between the Gramercy and Madison Square Park neighborhoods, highlighting its unique design. The new condominium residence is comprised of two blocks that straddle an existing tower, the 11-story School of the Future, constructed in 1915. The building&rsquo;s north tower has two interlocking planes that meet to form a distinct, three-dimensional corner. The 13-story south tower features an &ldquo;undulating grid of punched windows&rdquo; overlooking 22nd Street.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66686c21b0b65ea384b503be9e4c6a78.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66686c21b0b65ea384b503be9e4c6a78.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiu for OMA</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67c62452293c81dcfab885f8fea0ab91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67c62452293c81dcfab885f8fea0ab91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Laurian Ghinitoiu for OMA</figcaption></figure><p>According to the architects, the building&rsquo;s three street fronts and presence in two neighborhoods presented an opportunity for multiple viewpoints that referenced Cubist artwork. The north tower in particular shows the meeting o...</p>