Developer Lightstone has finally presented the first official reveal of 130 William, the highly anticipated condominium tower designed by British architect Sir David Adjaye. 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.
The newly released design is a marked departure from early conceptual studies of the tower, 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.
Featuring a façade of hand-cast concrete with bronze detailing, his design makes nods to the past and acknowledges the neighborhood’s history of craftsmanship. "The design for 130 William acknowledges the tower’s location on one of the city’s earliest streets. Understanding that rich history, I was inspired to craft a building that turns away from the commercial feel of glass and that instead celebrates New York’s heritage of masonry architecture with a distinctive presence in Manhattan’s skyline" the architect stated in a press release.
The building will offer studios to five-bedroom homes, along with a curated selection of lifestyle and wellness amenities counting a health club and spa, swimming pool, state-of-the-art fitness studio, IMAX movie theater, golf simulator, and private dining area. With the list of luxuries even including a spa for pets, 130 William is certainly a far cry from Harlem’s Sugar Hill affordable housing development, the project that first brought Adjaye to New York and completed only four years ago.
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It's nice but heavy in a way that doesn't feel contemporary, but like another run at 1960s post modernism.
What exactly does "hand-cast concrete" mean?
Where will the dragons land? Really looks terribly heavy and unsightly.
Still I guess with NY money there are always enough fools to spend their dollars on the latest fad. They will sell the windows and the trendiest French windows in town and all the Ladies will fall for it, we know the wives buy. And yes I also want to know what the hand cast concrete is, made by Trump slaves? Just a last thought, it reminds me awfully sad left over from the tower fire in London.
I like the pool
Absolute crap, but he's the flavor of the month, or is he past his due date?
I love this. Gorgeous and different from all the floating transparent boxes. The pool space is wonderful.
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