Archinect - News 2024-12-21T23:59:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150319272/construction-begins-on-oda-designed-residential-tower-along-billionaire-s-row Construction begins on ODA-designed residential tower along Billionaire's Row Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-08-02T13:55:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6d97d336d75495e7461288192f078105.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Construction has begun on an <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/105017616/oda-architecture" target="_blank">ODA</a>-designed residential tower along <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">New York City</a>&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1193666/billionaires-row" target="_blank">Billionaire&rsquo;s Row</a>. The 175,000-square-foot building will sit at 126 East 57th Street, comprising 175 units. Nearly all of the residences will have private outdoor terraces, creating a pixelated effect across the cast-in-place concrete fa&ccedil;ade with projections and recesses.&nbsp;</p> <p>The main entrance will be located on 57th Street and guide residents through a copper, mirrored gateway into a six-story-tall atrium with views of a landscaped courtyard. A gallery continues the journey to the lobby. An alternate entrance along 56th Street will feature a porte cochere for car drop-off.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d1d711ff078bae1dad8139524f1c1feb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d1/d1d711ff078bae1dad8139524f1c1feb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering by Brick Visual</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;This building brings a human scale, playfulness, and visual interest to this upscale corridor of 57th Street,&rdquo; Founder and Executive Director of ODA, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/958836/eran-chen" target="_blank">Eran Chen</a>, commented on the design. &ldquo;As New York City slowly transforms Midtown East to a residential destination, we strive to offer a contemporary outlook for...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150311813/lvaro-siza-s-first-u-s-building-completes-in-new-york-city Álvaro Siza’s first U.S. building completes in New York City Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-06-01T20:16:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f0/f0747567a233703a94e6dc0ea420cef0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>New photos have been released of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/480408/alvaro-siza" target="_blank">&Aacute;lvaro Siza&rsquo;s</a> completed <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1402056/611-west-56th-street" target="_blank">611 West 56th Street</a>, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect&rsquo;s first designed building in the United States.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 35-story luxury condo tower in Manhattan&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/612657/hell-s-kitchen" target="_blank">Hell&rsquo;s Kitchen</a> neighborhood stands 450 feet tall and consists of 77 residences. The project was jointly developed by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/415685/sumaida-khurana" target="_blank">Sumaida + Khurana</a> and LENY.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae1d2f777f9c6359b2ea963bec6ca925.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae1d2f777f9c6359b2ea963bec6ca925.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f7004e2872fe009727cdef14e6590f01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f7/f7004e2872fe009727cdef14e6590f01.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66747e25292f76d8ded06e093b0a9102.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/66747e25292f76d8ded06e093b0a9102.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d2/d2e33d499e5224441dd86af53826d48a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d2/d2e33d499e5224441dd86af53826d48a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/17/17055ba97c3cb914977e2cb6766e41e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/17/17055ba97c3cb914977e2cb6766e41e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67558797cd74c0ec5a88845600d8ed5d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67558797cd74c0ec5a88845600d8ed5d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><p>The monolithic tower is wrapped in Perla Bianca limestone, which is accentuated by a subtle tiling pattern throughout the fa&ccedil;ade.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>New York City-based practice <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/40804767/gabellini-sheppard-associates" target="_blank">Gabellini Sheppard Associates</a> designed the building&rsquo;s interiors.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cd05c0a08febe85995dc41f7ede30637.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cd05c0a08febe85995dc41f7ede30637.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5c708861635b9ed0a4a2c638e710a6c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5c708861635b9ed0a4a2c638e710a6c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b61476788fa57e483e9f4aa4b87686a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b61476788fa57e483e9f4aa4b87686a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><p>In a 2019&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150156101/lvaro-siza-on-realizing-his-first-u-s-building-at-86" target="_blank"><em>NYT</em> interview</a>, the (then) 86-year-old Siza shared his response to winning the commission for 611 W 56th Street. "I didn&rsquo;t expect to have the opportunity to build in Manhattan. Now, at my age, I thought I had lost the opportunity. I w...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150174006/new-photos-of-lvaro-siza-s-first-u-s-building-in-nyc New photos of Álvaro Siza's first U.S. building in NYC Alexander Walter 2019-12-10T15:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/60d48fddd3cbcba88445e45103465416.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Archinect has received new photos of 611 West 56th Street, the first state-side building by Portuguese architect and 1992 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/51168/pritzker-prize" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize</a> winner, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/480408/alvaro-siza" target="_blank">&Aacute;lvaro Siza</a>.</p> <p>Currently under construction in Manhattan, the 37-story luxury condo tower is being jointly developed by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/415685/sumaida-khurana" target="_blank">Sumaida + Khurana</a> (the group behind <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/43132544/tadao-ando-interview-20-minutes-with-a-master/50" target="_blank">Tadao Ando</a>'s first New York City project at <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/463712/152-elizabeth-street" target="_blank">152 Elizabeth Street</a>) and LENY.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/687d1539300babb6bdb5445b28fab687.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/687d1539300babb6bdb5445b28fab687.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67f448c93ca97d4d45c213e341bfd495.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/67f448c93ca97d4d45c213e341bfd495.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/903bb25ffe2ee282426e1dcb3ec4aee8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/903bb25ffe2ee282426e1dcb3ec4aee8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><p>In a recent <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/realestate/another-starchitect-arrives-in-new-york.html" target="_blank"><em>NYT</em> interview</a>, the 86-year-old Siza shared his response to winning this commission. "I didn&rsquo;t expect to have the opportunity to build in Manhattan. Now, at my age, I thought I had lost the opportunity. I was very happy to be invited and thought, 'Well, let&rsquo;s see if I still have energy for this project.'"<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5573f8033e501bbf98ca26e4b1a9a3f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5573f8033e501bbf98ca26e4b1a9a3f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c060c7967eb1ff07ec6de3a51948ace2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c0/c060c7967eb1ff07ec6de3a51948ace2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a4/a442fa1aabbd946d56e19a185f3e9dcb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a4/a442fa1aabbd946d56e19a185f3e9dcb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jo&atilde;o Morgado</figcaption></figure><p>"Located at 823 11th Avenue at the corner of 56th Street in New York&rsquo;s Hell&rsquo;s Kitchen neighborhood, 611 West 56th Street measures 172,000 SF, over 450 feet tall and to be 37 stories," explai...</p>