NEW YORK | Bank of America Tower | 1,200' Pinnacle / 945' Roof | 53 FLOORS | 2009
[Construction thread - http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=44861]
http://www.cookplusfox.com/ BofA Tower at One Bryant Park One Bryant Park New York, New York for The Durst Organization / Bank of America 2100000 sqft. Early in 2008, an extraordinary crystalline skyscraper of steel, aluminum and glass will rise from the northwest corner of Bryant Park to illuminate Midtown Manhattan. Developed by the Durst Organization to house the New York headquarters of the Bank of America, it promises to reshape the urban skyline of the future as surely as did the famed Crystal Palace, the first glass and metal-frame building in America, when it rose from Bryant Park in 1853. The design for the Bank of America Tower is inspired by the building's unique site within its Midtown location and the broader urban context. Located at the juncture of Sixth Avenue - a highly trafficked and commercially important artery - and 42nd Street, near Times Square, with its worldwide reputation as a critical center for arts and entertainment, the building strives to respond to these dense urban conditions. Starting from its base, which is designed to improve the complex pedestrian and transit circulation, to the overall massing, continuing up to the tip of the spire, the form is a new character amidst an impressive lineage of iconic skyscrapers, from the Chrysler Building to the east to the old McGraw Hill Building to the west. The Bank of America Tower will be noted for its pioneering integration of inspired design with innovative, high-performance environmental technologies. In a city of "firsts," it will be the first high-rise to reach for the US Green Building Council's coveted Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. To enhance the health and productivity of its tenants, reduce waste, and promote environmental sustainability, the building will use a number of strategies. An exquisitely clear, high-performance glass curtain wall permits maximum sunlight and views to interior spaces, while shielding out unwanted heat. An advanced under-floor air delivery system facilitates more controllable, healthful, and efficient heating and cooling while providing highly filtered fresh air. Efficient power comes from an on-site cogeneration plant, which works in concert with an ice-storage system to reduce the building’s peak energy demands. The tower will also capture and re-use nearly all rainwater and wastewater, saving millions of gallons of precious clean water each year. A high percentage of the building's materials come from recycled and renewable sources within 500 miles of New York City. The building’s faceted crystal form lets more daylight reach the street, while capturing and refracting the changing angles of the sun. In contrast to this sleek exterior, the base of the building locks into the urban fabric with natural, earth-bound elements that relate to the human scale of the street. Like a front porch, an Urban Garden Room at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 43rd Street will provide public space and act as an extension of Bryant Park. Not just another corporate headquarters, the Bank of America Tower will shine as a beacon of environmental intelligence, sustainability and health. http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/...Comparison.png http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/...Comparison.png http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ttleesto_1.jpg http://www.e-architect.co.uk/archite...architects.htm http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ttleesto_2.jpg http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ryant_park.htm http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...08_cdbox_1.jpg http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ryant_park.htm http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...08_cdbox_2.jpg http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ryant_park.htm http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...partners_2.jpg http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ryant_park.htm http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...partners_1.jpg http://www.e-architect.co.uk/new_yor...ryant_park.htm |
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Looks like a well thought out building, more creative then the similar NY Times Tower.
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My favorite recent addition to New York by far :)
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OMG! Judging by those new photos posted by NYGUY, are they actually commencing more work on the upper floors which mostly includes construction on the wind turbine?
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Great pictures. I whould like to see them on Wikipedia. Those images are very old. :(
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Awesome shots Canadate and NYGUY! Please keep this post active when possible, I cannot get enough shots of this building. Plus, it seems like they are always making up-to-date improvements on it. From the shots Canadate took last night, it appears that they have been continuing to work the bugs out of the lighting...
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Why is the Bank of America Tower so tall and has only 54 floors??? Have a look at other towers of that size, that have at least 70 stories. For example the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. This building contains 72 stories and is only about three feet taller.
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BTW, this building reminds me a lot of the Bank of China as well... |
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I don't understand why this spire isn't lit. I guess maybe I'm going to have to write somebody to complain...The Empire State is looking great though.
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Also, the Empire State Building essentially has a big mast/spire above 1,050 feet which contains no floors and is occupied only by stairwells/elevator shafts for the observatory on the very top which is the highest observation platform. There are really 87 floors in the Empire State Building if you take the 86 occupiable floors and add the one on the very top (observation level 102) of the mast/spire. Bank of America's highest floor (floor 58) is a little well above 900 feet. Still a large gap in floors between the two, but I hope this makes sense of things even more. :) If there were no observation platform at the very top of the mast/spire of the Empire State Building, I would guess the floor count would have stopped at 86. I hope this makes sense of things a little bit more... |
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