St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Santiago Calatrava · Financial District · 2022
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Construction has wrapped up at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the eastern end of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center site. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, architect for the nearby World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the new structure replaces the church’s previous home in a row house that was destroyed on 9/11. The church is located on a 4 foot thick concrete mat slab twenty-five feet above street level, with the World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center directly below. The reinforced concrete structure is clad in panels of white translucent marble encased in laminated glass, which will glow at night from a light source behind the panels. A dome made of 40 steel ribs spanning 55 feet caps the church’s structure.
North facade.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the eastern end of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center site. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, architect for the nearby World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the new structure replaces the church’s previous home in a row house that was destroyed on 9/11. The church is located on a 4 foot thick concrete mat slab twenty-five feet above street level, with the World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center directly below. The reinforced concrete structure is clad in panels of white translucent marble encased in laminated glass, which will glow at night from a light source behind the panels. A dome made of 40 steel ribs spanning 55 feet caps the church’s structure.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Close-up of the dome.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Looking up at the east facade.
North facade from Liberty Street.
West facade from Liberty Park.
West facade from Liberty Park.
Close-up of the dome.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the eastern end of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center site. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, architect for the nearby World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the new structure replaces the church’s previous home in a row house that was destroyed on 9/11. The church is located on a 4 foot thick concrete mat slab twenty-five feet above street level, with the World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center directly below. The reinforced concrete structure is clad in panels of white translucent marble encased in laminated glass, which will glow at night from a light source behind the panels. A dome made of 40 steel ribs spanning 55 feet caps the church’s structure.
North facade from Liberty Street.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Facade installation is underway at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the eastern end of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center site. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, architect for the nearby World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the new structure replaces the church’s previous home in a row house that was destroyed on 9/11. The church is located on a 4 foot thick concrete mat slab twenty-five feet above street level, with the World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center directly below. The reinforced concrete structure will be clad in panels of white translucent marble encased in laminated glass, which will glow at night from a light source behind the panels. An exposed structural steel dome, consisting of 40 ribs that span 55 feet, is supported by a concrete drum at the roof level.
Northeast corner.
North facade from Liberty Street.
Close-up of the facade panel installation at the north facade.
Close-up of the facade panels.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
World Trade Center
Aerial of the World Trade Center site.
Nearing the 15th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, the rebuilding effort at the World Trade Center site has made great strides over the past year towards completing the master plan. In late June, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' tower at 3 World Trade Center topped out at 1,079 feet tall. Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center Transportation Hub opened in March, while the retail component opened in August, including a massive two-story store from Apple.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub reflected in the facade of 1 World Trade Center.
World Trade Center Transportation Hub (foreground), 3 World Trade Center (center), and 4 World Trade Center (background).
Close-up of the Transportation Hub's fins with 3 World Trade Center beyond.
Close-up of the facade of 3 World Trade Center.
Reflections of 3 and 4 World Trade Center on the facade of 1 World Trade Center.
Southeast corner of 3 World Trade Center.
Close-up of the exposed structure on 3 World Trade Center.
This past June, the elevated Liberty Park opened atop the World Trade Center Vehicular Security Center. Work continues on the adjacent St. Nicholas National Shrine, also designed by Calatrava, which replaces the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church that was destroyed on 9/11.
Liberty Park adjacent to the Memorial.
Designs for the final element, the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, were announced on September 8th. The REX designed center, set to open in 2020, will feature a glowing façade of translucent, veined marble laminated in a glass curtail wall.
Night Render from the Southeast (Hub) © LUXIGON
Architects: Adamson Associates (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC), Davis Brody Bond (WTC Memorial and Museum, Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center), BIG (2 WTC), Maki and Associates (4 WTC), Michael Arad with Peter Walker and Partners (WTC Memorial), REX (Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (3 WTC), Santiago Calatrava (WTC Transit Hub), Snohetta (WTC Museum), SOM (1 WTC, 7 WTC), Studio Daniel Libeskind (WTC master plan);
Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk (1 WTC, 2 WTC, 3 WTC);
Developers: Silverstein Properties, Inc. (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC, 7 WTC), The Durst Organization (1 WTC), The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (1 WTC, WTC Transportation Hub, WTC Memorial and Museum, Retail);
Program: Office, Retail, Memorial, Museum, Performing Arts Center, Transit, Park;
Completion: 1 WTC (2015), 2 WTC (TBD), 3 WTC (2018), 4 WTC (2013), 7 WTC (2006), WTC Transit Hub (2016), WTC Memorial (2011), WTC Museum (2014), Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center (2020).
WTC Transportation Hub
The oculus at Santiago Calatrava's $4 billion World Trade Center Transportation Hub has finally opened to the public
One more component of the rebuilt World Trade Center has reached completion, with the opening of the main transit hall at Santiago Calatrava's Transportation Hub. Known as the Oculus, the 365 foot long transit hall is located between the future WTC 2 and the currently under construction WTC 3. The total price tag has exceeded $4 billion, prompting much public outcry given the city's other transportation needs.
Entry from 4 WTC.
South Concourse.
South Concourse ceiling detail.
Entry to 4 WTC from the Transportation Hub.
South Concourse.
Inside the Transit Hall.
Looking up at the Transit Hall rib structure.
Looking up at the central spine skylight of the Transit Hall.
Transit Hall rib structure detail.
Looking east towards the Transit Hall.
Steps up to the Transit Hall.
Entrance to the Transit Hall from the PATH Hall.
Entrance to the PATH Hall.
PATH Hall.
PATH Hall ceiling detail.
PATH Hall.
Architects: Santiago Calatrava (WTC Transit Hub); Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk (1 WTC, 2 WTC, 3 WTC); Developers: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Program: Transit, Retail; Completion: 2016.
World Trade Center Site
Construction continues at the World Trade Center site, as 3 World Trade Center restarts and the transit hub races to finish by year's end. Richard Roger's 80-story, 2.8 million-square-foot office and retail tower secured its financing late last year and steel has started to rise at the site. The tower should wrap up sometime in 2018, leaving only Foster's 2 World Trade Center, 5 World Trade Center, and the arts center as the remaining elements of the site not yet started construction. Tenants have begun to move in to 1 World Trade Center, which opened to them in November of last year. The observation deck at the city's tallest tower is slated to open in the spring of this year. Meanwhile, the transit hub topped out in late November of last year and hopes to open for passengers sometime this year. Given the state of the construction site, the opening date seems a bit optimistic, especially due to the bevy of delays that have plagued the project. Lastly, work continues on the elevated Liberty Park at the south end of the site, which will also be home to Calatrava's replacement of St. Nicholas Church that was lost on 9/11.
World Trade Center Transit Hub with 1 World Trade Center (behind).
World Trade Center Transit Hub with 1 World Trade Center (behind).
World Trade Center Transit Hub (right), 3 World Trade Center (center), and 4 World Trade Center (left) from Church Street.
East facade of 3 World Trade Center from Church Street.
Southeast corner of 3 World Trade Center from Church Street.
Southeast corner of the podium of 4 World Trade Center from Church Street.
Southeast corner of 4 World Trade Center from Church Street.
South facade of 4 World Trade Center from Liberty Street.
South facade of One World Trade Center.
West facade of 4 World Trade Center.
Southwest corner of 3 World Trade Center from the World Trade Center Memorial.
View of the World Trade Center site from Brookfield Place.
Liberty Park under construction.
Architects: Adamson Associates (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC), Davis Brody Bond (WTC Memorial and Museum), Foster + Partners (2 WTC), Maki and Associates (4 WTC), Michael Arad with Peter Walker and Partners (WTC Memorial), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (3 WTC), Santiago Calatrava (WTC Transit Hub), Snohetta (WTC Museum), SOM (1 WTC, 7 WTC), Studio Daniel Libeskind (WTC master plan);
Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk (1 WTC, 2 WTC, 3 WTC);
Developers: Silverstein Properties, Inc. (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC, 7 WTC), The Durst Organization (1 WTC), The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (1 WTC, WTC Transportation Hub, WTC Memorial and Museum, Retail);
Program: Office, Retail, Memorial, Museum, Transit, Park;
Completion: 1 WTC (2015), 2 WTC (TBD), 3 WTC (2018), 4 WTC (2013), 7 WTC (2006), WTC Transit Hub (2015), WTC Memorial (2011), WTC Museum (2014).
World Trade Center Site
This year marks the 13th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. The rebuilding efforts at the World Trade Center site have been ongoing, fraught with many delays due to design, budget and even a hurricane. Now, the site is making great progress and has started to transition into a true neighborhood .
Looking west along Fulton Street to1 WTC (center), 7 WTC (right), and the wing of the WTC Transit Hub (left).
1 WTC, 7 WTC, and the WTC Transit Hub from the corner of Dey Street and Church Street.
The wing of the WTC Transit Hub.
The ribs of the WTC Transit Hub.
The oculus of the WTC Transit Hub.
The WTC Transit Hub (center) and WTC Museum (right) seen from the Memorial pools.
1 WTC (left), 7 WTC (right), and the memorial (bottom right) seen from the Memorial pools.
The top floors and spire of 1 WTC.
The Goldman Sachs Tower (center) amongst 1 WTC (left) and 7 WTC (right).
The podium and lower floors of 1 WTC from the memorial pools.
Detail of the glass fins that clad the podium of 1 WTC.
The main entry of 1 WTC on Fulton Street.
The WTC museum (left), 3 WTC (center), and 4 WTC (right) seen from the Memorial pools with 30 Park Place under construction in the background.
The northeast corner of 4 WTC.
The southeast corner of 4 WTC.
The retail podium of 4 WTC from Church Street.
Reflections in the façade of 4 WTC.
Looking east towards the pools from the Memorial Plaza.
Architects: Adamson Associates (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC), Davis Brody Bond (WTC Memorial and Museum), Foster + Partners (2 WTC), Maki and Associates (4 WTC), Michael Arad with Peter Walker and Partners (WTC Memorial), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (3 WTC), Santiago Calatrava (WTC Transit Hub), Snohetta (WTC Museum), SOM (1 WTC, 7 WTC), Studio Daniel Libeskind (WTC master plan); Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk (1 WTC, 2 WTC, 3 WTC); Developers: Silverstein Properties, Inc. (2 WTC, 3 WTC, 4 WTC, 7 WTC), The Durst Organization (1 WTC), The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (1 WTC, WTC Transportation Hub, WTC Memorial and Museum, Retail); Program: Office, Retail, Memorial, Museum, Transit, Park; Completion: 1 WTC (2015), 2 WTC (TBD), 3 WTC (2018), 4 WTC (2013), 7 WTC (2006), WTC Transit Hub (2015), WTC Memorial (2011), WTC Museum (2014).
World Trade Center Site / February 14, 2014
World Trade Center Transit & Retail Hub
Architects: Santiago Calatrava; Program: Infrastructure, Retail; Completion: 2015.
One World Trade Center
Architects: SOM; Program: Office; Completion: 2014.
Three World Trade Center
Architects: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; Program: Office; Completion: 2016.
Four World Trade Center
Architects: Maki & Associates; Program: Office; Completion: 2013.
Liberty Park
Landscape Architects: AECOM; Program: Infrastructure, Park; Completion: 2015.