Solar One Environmental Education Center
BIG · Kips Bay · 2025
Construction is nearing completion on the Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. Situated at the northern end of the park, the BIG designed two-story structure will house educational programming for Solar One, a leading sustainable energy non-profit. The building will house afterschool and summer camp programs, classroom space, presentation and lecture space, and a rentable hosting site for indoor community events, celebrations, workshops, and other opportunities. One major sustainable feature of the project will be the off-the-grid solar electricity generation from the rooftop 38kW solar array and battery storage.
East facade from the East River.
East facade of the Solar One Center and Stuyvesant Cove Park from the East River.
Southeast corner from the East River.
South facade from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
South and east facades from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
Close-up of the facade.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Program: Education; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
East Side Coastal Resiliency Project
BIG · Lower East Side · 2025
Construction is progressing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, where the first of three new pedestrian bridges to span the FDR highway has been lifted into place. Situated adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge at Delancey Street, the BIG designed steel bridge will allow for pedestrians to access the renovated waterfront park that will help protect Lower Manhattan from future flooding.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Program: Park; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Construction Update: NYPD 40th Precinct
East facade from St Ann’s Avenue.
Construction is ongoing at the new 40th Precinct Station for the NYPD in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx. Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the massing features stacked boxes, each housing a different program element for the 43,500 square foot precinct. The facade is clad in sandblasted concrete and large rectangular windows at either end of the stacked volumes. Program includes a community meeting room at street level, exercise courtyard with training areas, and the first ever green roof for an NYPD station.
Northeast corner.
Northeast corner.
Southeast corner from East 149th Street.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the facade.
South facade from East 149th Street.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction; Location: Melrose, Bronx, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: The Spiral - 66 Hudson Boulevard
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral, a 65-story office building at Hudson Yards in New York. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the tower massing features a stepped, continuous green pathway that spirals upward from ground floor entry to the top of the tower. The eroding spiral element affords outdoor terrace space at every floor of the tower.
Southwest corner of the tower
Looking up at the west facade.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner of The Spiral (left), 50 Hudson Yards (center), and 30 Hudson Yards (right).
West facade.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: The Spiral - 66 Hudson Boulevard
West facade.
Superstructure has officially topped out at Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral, a 65-story office building at Hudson Yards in New York. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the tower massing features a stepped, continuous green pathway that spirals upward from ground floor entry to the top of the tower. The eroding spiral element affords outdoor terrace space at every floor of the tower. Curtain wall installation is ongoing and has reached the half way mark.
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
The Spiral (far right) rising at Hudson Yards.
The Spiral (center) and 50 Hudson Yards (right) rising.
Close-up of the stepped terraces on the west facade.
Southwest corner of the tower
Looking up at the west facade.
Looking up at the west facade.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner of The Spiral (left), 50 Hudson Yards (center), and 30 Hudson Yards (right).
Looking up at the northwest corner.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Tour: 158 East 126th Street - The Smile
North facade from East 126th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at Blumenfeld Development Group's 11-story rental building at East 126th Street in East Harlem. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is in charge of the design, which features a 11-story volume fronting East 126th Street and a six-story volume that extends over the center of BDG's existing retail building on the adjacent lot fronting East 125th Street. Along with residential, the development will also house neighborhood non-profit and performing arts group MAMA Foundation for the Arts.
Along East 126th Street, the north facade gently slopes inward as it rises, creating a concave shape that contrasts with the hard street edge of neighboring buildings while allowing more sunlight to reach the street. The north facade is being clad in slender windows and blackened stainless steel panels that alter in color tone as they reflect the sunlight. The checkerboard pattern of the north facade also allows for floor to ceiling glazing in apartment units.
The development offers 233 apartments in a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedrooms, with twenty percent of the units offered under the affordable housing program. Apartment interiors feature a design aesthetic that draws on industrial and minimalist themes with white monolithic floors and exposed concrete ceilings and columns. Custom open kitchens offer Italian stainless steel cabinetry. Amenities for residents include a fitness center, spa, lounge, workspace, and a rooftop terrace with a pool and landscaping.
Southwest corner from East 125th Street.
South facade from East 125th Street.
Residential Lobby and Mail Room
Lounge and Game Room
Co-working Studio
The Smile Fitness Club
Residents will have access to a state-of-the-art fitness center that includes yoga and personal training rooms.
The Smile Spa
The spa offers a Hamam, sauna and steam rooms, color-changing LED Himalayan salt room, cold room, and private treatment rooms.
The Smile Rooftop Club
With the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline and the Harlem River, the rooftop terrace features a swimming pool, three whirlpools, grilling and dining areas, an open-air movie theater and lounge seating.
Model Residence
Studio
Model Residence
1-Bedroom
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Blumenfeld Development Group (BDG); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: East Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: The Spiral - 66 Hudson Boulevard
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral, a 65-story office building at Hudson Yards in New York. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the tower massing features a stepped, continuous green pathway that spirals upward from ground floor entry to the top of the tower. The eroding spiral element affords outdoor terrace space at every floor of the tower. Superstructure has surpassed the half way mark and curtain wall installation is ongoing at the low rise portion of the tower.
Looking up at the west facade.
North facade.
Southeast corner.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: The Spiral - 66 Hudson Boulevard
North facade.
Facade installation is ongoing at Tishman Speyer’s The Spiral, a 65-story office building at Hudson Yards in New York. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the tower massing features a stepped, continuous green pathway that spirals upward from ground floor entry to the top of the tower. The eroding spiral element affords outdoor terrace space at every floor of the tower. Superstructure is nearing the half way mark and curtain wall installation is ongoing at the base of the tower.
Looking up at the north facade.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
East facade of the podium.
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Southeast corner from West 34th Street.
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
Looking up at the west facade.
Southwest corner of the podium.
Southwest corner from West 34th Street.
Southwest corner from Bella Abzug Park.
West facade from Bella Abzug Park.
Northwest corner of The Spiral (far left) at Hudson Yards.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 500 West 18th Street - One High Line
West facades from the Hudson River.
Facade installation is ongoing at the west tower of HFZ Capital Group's The XI, a mixed use development at 76 11th Avenue. Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the development consists of two twisting towers atop an 85 foot podium adjacent to the High Line. The 36-story west tower rises 400 feet and will consist of residential units and supporting amenities. A 26-story east tower will offer a mixture of residential units on the upper floors and a Six Senses hotel on the lower floors.
East facade of the east tower.
The east tower (left) and Heatherwick’s 515 W 18 (right).
West facade of the west tower (left) and the east tower (right).
Facade detail at the southwest corner of the west tower.
Facade detail at the northwest corner of the west tower.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (Design Architect), Woods Bagot (Architect of Record); Developer: HFZ Capital Group; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 158 East 126th Street - The Smile
North facade from East 126th Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Blumenfeld Development Group's 11-story rental building at East 126th Street in East Harlem. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is in charge of the design, which features a 11-story volume fronting East 126th Street and a six-story volume that extends over the center of BDG's existing retail building on the adjacent lot fronting East 125th Street.
Along East 126th Street, the north facade gently slopes inward as it rises, creating a concave shape that contrasts with the hard street edge of neighboring buildings while allowing more sunlight to reach the street. The north facade is being clad in slender windows and blackened stainless steel panels that alter in color tone as they reflect the sunlight. The checkerboard pattern of the north facade also allows for floor to ceiling glazing in apartment units.
Looking up at the north facade.
Once completed, the rental building will offer 233 apartments in a mix of studios, one-, and two-bedrooms, with twenty percent of the units offered under the affordable housing program. Amenities for residents will include a fitness center, lounge, workspace, and a rooftop terrace with a pool and landscaping.
Southwest corner from East 125th Street.
Closeup of the southwest corner.
Looking up at the south facade from East 125th Street.
Southeast corner from East 125th Street.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG); Developer: Blumenfeld Development Group (BDG); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: East Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.