Archinect - News2024-05-07T10:08:31-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150314877/kpf-renovation-of-roche-dinkeloo-s-60-wall-street-comes-under-landmarks-preservation-review
KPF renovation of Roche-Dinkeloo's 60 Wall Street comes under landmarks preservation review Josh Niland2022-06-27T17:47:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b83ec62dc9f7d438bb3b15f48fdf107e.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A key building feature on one of <a href="https://archinect.com/Roche_Dinkeloo" target="_blank">Kevin Roche</a>’s most ingenious New York City designs is under threat of being erased, <a href="https://docomomo-us.org/news/proposal-would-strip-60-wall-st-of-its-unique-postmodern-features" target="_blank">according</a> to the preservation group <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/342686/docomomo-us" target="_blank">Docomomo US.</a></p>
<p>The late Pritzker winner’s 60 Wall Street building is <a href="https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/05/paramount-group-unveils-modernization-project-at-60-wall-street-in-the-financial-district-manhattan.html" target="_blank">undergoing renovation</a> by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/776/kohn-pedersen-fox-associates" target="_blank">Kohn Pedersen Fox</a> this summer, and the group says it includes the removal of the facade’s characteristic chamfered design elements and changes to the atrium that will alter its unique lobby space “beyond recognition.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/94ba195ff2b0f73ed7bde888743dac9a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/94ba195ff2b0f73ed7bde888743dac9a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The atrium of 60 Wall Street. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons user Matthew G. Bisanz (CC BY 3.0)</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/84763696aeabcdf7edf58a2866118c03.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/84763696aeabcdf7edf58a2866118c03.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>A rendering of the proposed changes to the atrium. Image courtesy Paramount Group</figcaption></figure><p>Completed in 1989, the postmodern office design was included in Docomomo’s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150308478/the-11-most-threatened-modern-sites-across-the-u-s" target="_blank">list of 11 endangered historical places</a> earlier this year and is, per the air rights transfer agreement that was signed when the property was sold a few years ago, <a href="https://zr.planning.nyc.gov/article-vii/chapter-4/74-79" target="_blank">legally required</a> to be redeveloped in “harmonious relationship” to the Greek revival former National City Bank Buildi...</p>