MVRDV's first U.S. building creates a 'colorful vertical village' in upper Manhattan

2022-10-03T11:56:00-04:00

MVRDV has unveiled final images of the Radio Hotel and Tower in upper Manhattan, marking the Dutch firm’s first completed building in the United States. Located in New York’s Washington Heights, and delivered for developer Youngwoo & Associates with Stonehill Taylor as architects of record, the scheme is described as a colorful “urban village” providing “much-needed hotel, office, and hospitality amenities” for the area.

Image © Ossip van Duivenbode

The 300 million-dollar mixed-use scheme is composed of a series of stacked blocks whose proportions were derived from the site’s surrounding buildings. The tower is further distinguished by its bold color scheme, which sees eight different colors of glazed brick; colors chosen in reference to the greens, yellows, blues, reds, and oranges of local shopfronts.

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MVRDV's first U.S. building creates a 'colorful vertical village' in upper Manhattan