Alrighty y'all, here's my entry.
I've taken on both the MSG site and Farley in this one, and tried to create a coherent proposal which works with its environment. Hopefully.
Alright, first off, a couple of overviews.
This shot, clumsily composited into its place in Google Earth, gives a good overview of the project. The Glass Atria of the new MSG in the West and Moynihan station in the East are integrated into the Farley building, with glass shards connecting the 2. Across 8th Avenue, we've got 4 office towers. Again, the theme of glass shards continues, with identical clusters of towers framing a reflecting pool to the North and South. The next building is difficult to see from this point of view, but it leads visually to the tallest skyscraper here, forming a towering peak in the Easternmost corner of the site.
This shot gives a much better idea of the vertical scale of the project, as well as the increasing height from West to East. This ascent is there to complement the New York skyline, rising up towards the Empire State a few blocks East. The heights of the towers are 89 metres (17 stories), 220 metres (45 stories) and 332 metres (65 stories) respectively.
This shot gives us a better idea of what the Farley building will look like. The 2 atria house the main hall of the new Moynihan station and the new MSG. these clear roofs are connected by shards of glass, which emphasise the East-West direction of the building, and remind us of the integration of these important locations with both each other and the new office development.
Here you can see the view looking East from within the new MSG
And this is the view looking back West from the train station.
And here you can see the impressive view of the office towers from inside the Moynihan station atrium.
When researching this project, I read a lot about the poor disabled access options for the Farley building. Part of my plan to remedy this (access is key to a large train station) are these additions to the building, which sit at the 4 corners of the site, and house elevators for access to the moat below (from which, you can access the rest of the building. The master plan for this moat area is to house cafes and shops in the basement level, plant trees and create a kind of public plaza around the whole building.
Alright, that's an overview of the Farley building, on to the office towers.
For me, this image is the real kicker. All of the symmetry, all of the planning that went into this plot show up right here. This is the view a person would have immediately upon exiting Moynihan station, emerging from wherever they've travelled into this collection of towers.
While it's not the tallest building in this complex, the bigger footprint of the second tower makes it a significant focal point in the office complex. 220 metres to its tip, this office tower is again influenced by the 'shard of glass' aesthetic I was going for here, as well as paying fairly obvious homage to I.M. Pei's Bank of China building in Hong Kong.
Another interesting feature of this complex can be seen at its foundations. The plaza that our 2 tallest towers stand on is raised 6 metres off the ground, with a concourse underneath clad in transparent glsss providing a spectacular view into the structure of the 2 skyscrapers.
Just as the view from the Moynihan stairs is spectacular, it's quite a sight to look back towards the station from the plaza. The 2 minor towers frame the view, with the Farley building being reflected in the pool on the lower plaza.
Here's a nice shot. From the plaza between the 2 skyscrapers, their proximity is such that they stretch far into the distance.
Here's some detail of the top of our tallest tower. Topping out at 332 metres, its glassy shards provide impressive (albeit somewhat sinister looking) peaks. Note also the tranparent glass over the top of shafts which funnel light down the height of the building to the lobby at the bottom.
Alright, a couple of overview shots to finish off.
The whole complex from the east, again illustrating how it rises up towards the West.
Finally, a quick and dirty photoshop I made to try and give the project a bit of context. Here you can get an idea of how the new towers will interface with 1 Penn and the Empire State.
Well, that's about it, hope y'all like my proposal, I'd love to hear any comments about it.
EDIT: fixed up some images.
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