Solar Carve Tower in New York, USA by Studio Gang Architects

Article source: Studio Gang Architects

Our Solar Carve Tower employs a surprising twist to traditional zoning logic. Designed for a site that borders the High Line on the east with the vast openness of Tenth Avenue, the Lincoln Highway, and the Hudson River to the west, the project proposes inverting the light and air setbacks from the already well-exposed street to the High Line, in order to prioritize the inner-block park.

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• Architects: Studio Gang Architects
• Project: Solar Carve Tower
• Location: New York, USA
• OWNER: William Gottlieb Real Estate
• SIZE: 186,700 sf
• HEIGHT: 213 ft
• STATUS: Anticipated Completion 2015
• REVEALED: The Art Institute of Chicago solo exhibition
  Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects
  September 24, 2012 – February 24, 2013
• Software used: Combination of CAD software, McNeel Rhinoceros to 3D model, Autodesk AutoCad to document and Autodesk Ecotect to analyze. Renderings were primarily done by Labtop.
• PUBLICATIONS: Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects
  Edited by Jeanne Gang and Zoë Ryan; With contributions by Michael Halberstam,
  Karen Kice, Zoë Ryan, Brett Steele, and Sarah M. Whiting
  Yale University Press
  184 p., 8 x 10
  97 color illus. + 109 duotones
  ISBN: 9780300191189
  Paper over Board: $45.00

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Geometric relationships between the building form and the sun’s path, as well as the viewshed between the park and the Hudson, guide the shave and shape of the tower.

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Image Courtesy Studio Gang Architects

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Tags: New York, USA

Categories: Autocad, Ecotect, Rhino, Tower

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