Ajmal Aqtash: Hudson Yards Competition
Artist(s):
Title:
- Hudson Yards Competition
Exhibition:
Creation Year:
- 2008
Category:
Artist Statement:
The design of One and Two Hudson Place is informed by the unique challenges and opportunities of the site. The curving footprints of the towers align with the train shed below, while monumental steel buttresses bridge the active rails. This fluid massing is combined through the height of the tower, projecting the site’s unique role in the Manhattan skyline. The building envelopes are transparent scrims of glass etched with graduated densities of ceramic frit, further accentuating the transforming geometry of the towers. The pattern and density of the layered frit glass maximizes natural daylighting and energy efficiency, while minimizing glare and reflecting the shimmering colors of New York City.
Technical Information:
3D printing of SOM models was made possible through a
donation from York Technical College / 3D Systems
Sponsors:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Other Information:
Design Partner: Gary Haney
Architectural Associate Design Director: Jeffrey Holmes
Technical Partner: Carl Galioto
Structural Partner: William Baker
Structures Director: Charles Besjak
Management Partner: TJ Gottesdiener
Project Manager Director: Kenneth A. Lewis
Rendering: Archimation
