150 Charles Street
Construction is in the latter stages at COOKFOX's 150 Charles, the 14-story, 98-unit building in the West Village. The project incorporates the structure of the abandoned Whitehall warehouse for the lower podium floors. Above, two towers are joined by a middle volume and cascade down to the Hudson River, allowing for spectacular views while reducing the visual impact on the neighborhood. The material palette of brick and industrial style windows helps the project to mesh well with the older buildings in the neighborhood, a stark contrast to the glassy neighboring Richard Meier towers of the previous decade.
The southeast corner from West 10th Street.
Detail of the south facade.
The south facade from West 10th Street.
The southwest corner from West 10th Street.
The stepping upper floors from West Street.
The southwest corner from West Street.
The northwest corner from West Street.
The west facade.
View from Pier 46 at the Hudson River Park.
View of 165 Charles (left) and 150 Charles (right) from Pier 46 at the Hudson River Park.
The northeast corner from Charles Street.
The north facade of the podium on Charles Street.
Detail of the northwest corner of the facade.
150 Charles reflected on the glass curtain wall of 165 Charles.
The east facade from Washington Street.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Program: Residential; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.
150 Charles Street
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Program: Residential; Location: New York, NY
Progress on the exterior envelope of brick and glass moves along at 150 Charles, the large development taking shape next to Richard Meier's three glassy towers along the West Side Highway. Windows at street level on the Charles Street facade have been installed, while the brick has reached the top of the main volume before the substantial setback to the more slender tower-like volume. Unlike the contemporary cues of glass curtainwalls and exposed concrete of Meier's buildings, 150 Charles seeks to mimic its West Village surroundings with brick facades and punched openings of industrial era windows. It looks likely that completion will occur in late 2014.
