Image credit: SOM | Boundary
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has unveiled new details of the design for 175 Park Avenue, a mixed-use supertall tower planned adjacent to Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. The project, holding offices and a hotel, is set to replace the existing 34-story Grand Hyatt hotel on the site east of the terminal.
Developers RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone recently filed updated permits, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the proposal in late February.
Image credit: SOM | Ekoo Media Inc.
Image credit: SOM | Ekoo Media Inc.
The design of the scheme is defined by a steel lattice structural system that rises into an interlaced crown. The form is designed to reference neighboring Art Deco landmarks, including the Chrysler Building and the former Socony-Mobil Building. Structural columns at the base are configured to navigate underground rail infrastructure and are set back from the property line to widen sidewalks along 42nd Street.
Image credit: SOM | Miysis SPRL
Image credit: SOM | Boundary
The 1,581-foot tower will feature a series of stepped setbacks containing landscaped terraces and multiple office floorplate sizes intended to accommodate a range of tenants. Column-free interiors and high-performance glazing are intended to maximize flexibility and daylight access.
Image courtesy of SOM
Image credit: SOM | Ekoo Media Inc.
Elevated terraces wrapping the base of the building will provide approximately 24,000 square feet of publicly accessible open space. The project also includes a new transit hall that would expand circulation space within Grand Central by approximately 5,400 square feet.
Image credit: SOM | Boundary
Image courtesy of SOM
Planned infrastructure improvements in the transit hall include relocated subway turnstiles, new vertical circulation elements, additional retail space, and new pedestrian connections between subway, Metro-North, and Long Island Rail Road services.
Image courtesy of SOM
Similar articles on Archinect that may interest you…