The Manhattan-based Dane Pyramid

New York is welcoming a new tall residential project by BIG -Bjarke Ingels Group for West 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. Durst Fetner Residential (DFR ) declares that this design introduces an entirely new residential typology to New York City that will add an inviting twist to the Manhattan Skyline.

DFR commissioned Copenhagen based BIG in the spring of 2010 to reinvent the very concept of Manhattan residential block. As of 2011 BIG has opened a new office in New York in order to oversee the development and upcoming construction of West 57th. BIG’s inaugural project in New York City is a mixed-use residential building that occupies a full city block at the corner of West 58th Street and the West Side Highway.

Hal Fetner, CEO of Durst Fetner Residential announces: “It’s extraordinarily exciting to build a structure whose architecture will attract visitors from around the globe. BIG’s design is innovative, evocative and unique and the building’s beauty is matched only by its efficient and functional design that preserves existing view corridors while maximizing the new building’s access to natural light and views of the Hudson River. West 57th will establish a new standard for architectural excellence and its creative design, sustainable-construc¬tion and operations, breathtaking views and distinctive amenities will make it New York’s most sought after residential address.”

Every block in the New York City has its own ideology and is competing with others in the economy of representation. Although there is constant talk of difference, the reality of the zoning law turns most of the building mass into similar volumes, shaped by invisible forces.

W57TH STREET
Location: New York City
Use: Mixed Use
Site Area: 110,000sf
Gross Building floor area: 970,000sf
Residential floor area: 580,000sf
Apartment units: 650-700
Amenities floor area: 28,000sf
Retail floor area: 50,000sf
Courtyard area: 25,000sf
Cultural Facility floor area 130,000sf
Day-Care Center: 6,500sf
Maximum building height: 450’
Parking spaces: 524
Status: Direct Commission
Partner in Charge: Bjarke Ingels
Project Leader: Beat Schenk
Project Architect: Sören Grünert

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Information provided by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)