Debuting his first residential building in the U.S., the London-based designer has released more visuals for the site-specific sculptural glass lobby pavilion within the Lantern House.
Aimed at merging sculptural forms with a homely appeal, Heatherwick and his team intend for the lobby of Lantern House to create a space "minimizing corners and edges to develop seamless transitions from the street to the indoors while offering unbostructed views of the surround outdoor courtyard."
Heatherwick shares, "People love to live in memorable places. As the High Line’s amazing riveted steel structure goes straight through the middle of our site, we knew we mustn’t miss the chance to borrow all its texture and character to make an idiosyncratic arrival experience for the building’s residents. To not compete with the soulful materiality of this historic piece of infrastructure, we designed a lobby that barely touches it and is slung from the east building to the west, with a roof structure that gently drapes, like a piece of textile. With the legs of the High Line lacing through, we hope that the lobby will provide a special welcome for residents and importantly, create a sense of returning home to a place like no other."
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I hope this detail looks better in reality than it does in this image:
What an embarrassingly shitty design. That ceiling looks like it’s made cellulite and is sinking down over the columns. Not to mention the faceted hand-grenade windows that serve no purpose other than adding expense.
Why? Because they can and because function has no importance, especially compared to pedantic attempts to differentiate via meaningless academic form studies.
FAIL
He’ll probably get a Pritzker for The Triffle Tower.
I've seem more interesting reflections in old warehouse windows.
I'm not one to cast disparaging remarks usually, but the bulging windows look like an excessive amount of gas build-up inside.
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Creativity should be anchored in something. Heatherwick's is free floating and calls attention only to himself and his gimmicks. His inspiration doesn't draw deeper than isn't-this-a-neat-idea. Also it feels like he puts stylized quotes around everything: "This is a design detail."
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