508 West 24th Street
Architects: Tamarkin Architecture PC; Program: Residential; Location: New York, NY; Completion: 2014.
Construction has topped out and window installation is well underway at Cary Tamarkin's latest project on the High Line. Designed to evoke industrial-era warehouses of the Meatpacking District's early 20th Century's past, the ten-story facade consists of architectural concrete and over-sized casement windows. A clock will be built into the facade that faces the High Line as an element to engage the pedestrians strolling along the park.
837 Washington Street
Architects: Morris Adjmi Architects; Program: Offices, Retail; Location: New York, NY; Completion: 2014.
Exterior work is wrapping up on the Meatpacking District's newest trendy office building, 837 Washington. The warped exoskeleton addition, designed by Morris Adjmi's studio, has been fully erected on top of the existing 2 story structure that dates back to 1938 when it served as a meat warehouse. Not just for visual flair, the warped tower's structure will also allow for more open office floor plates by reducing the amount of interior columns. Vegetation is also accommodated by the warped form through planters that occupy the space between the columns and the exterior window wall. Views to the nearby High Line and its trendy neighbors, the Standard Hotel and the future Whitney Museum, will be available both in the office interiors and from the 7,000 square feet of outdoor terraces on the third floor and the roof. When completed, the project should achieve LEED Gold certification.
Field Update: 500 West 30th Street - Abington House
The exterior envelope of brick precast panels is approximately two thirds installed at Robert Stern's residential condo adjacent to the Hudson Yards megaproject and the High Line. Following a recent trend in residential projects in New York, the tower's exterior design draws inspiration from the city's industrial past with its brick and black metal framed windows with divided lights. When the Hudson Yards district is fully developed this project will provide a much needed material contrast to the dominant glass towers from KPF, David Childs and DS+R across the street.