Tour: Pier 55 - Little Island
Heatherwick Studio’s park, known as Little Island, at Pier 55 in Hudson River Park has officially opened. Located near the Meatpacking District and the High Line, the design of the 2.4 acre park features an undulating field of 132 pots with plantings sitting on 280 concrete piles. At the park’s peak, the pots rise 30 feet into the air and can weigh more than 90 tons. Four to six petals of lightweight concrete combine to form each of the pots. MNLA led the landscape design, which is inspired by the textures and colors of coastal Acadia National Park in Maine. The park offers a 700-seat amphitheater for music, dance, and theater productions, along with numerous pathways and viewing platforms.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architect; Client: Hudson River Park; Program: park; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 515 W 18
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at the east tower of Related’s two-tower residential development at the High Line in Chelsea. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick’s Heatherwick Studio, the 22-story west tower and 10-story east tower flank the High Line and connect to each other underneath the park’s elevated railroad structure. The facade features custom masonry and Heatherwick’s modern take on the bay window.
Close-up of the east facade of the east tower.
Southeast corner of the east tower (right) and the Eleventh (left).
Southeast corner of the storefront at the west building.
Residential entry underneath the High Line.
Amenities
Residents have access to a collection of amenities that include a residential lobby with High Line columns, a garden by Hollander Design, library lounge, co-working lounge, private dining room and bar, game room, screening lounge, fitness center, 75-foot long saline-system swimming pool, spa, children’s playroom, and rooftop terrace.
Residential lobby.
Fitness center.
Swimming pool with adjacent cold plunge pool, hot tub, and experiential shower.
Library lounge.
Private dining room.
Private bar adjacent to the private dining room.
Game room.
Looking south from a rooftop terrace.
Looking west towards the west tower (right) and The Eleventh (left).
Looking down on the High Line and the residential lobby located underneath.
Looking northeast towards Midtown from a rooftop terrace on the east tower.
Looking north towards Hudson Yards and Midtown from a rooftop terrace on the east tower.
Looking north along the High Line towards Hudson Yards from a rooftop terrace on the east tower.
Looking up at the east facade of the west building.
Model Residence
Lantern House will offer 180 residences across two towers, ranging in size from one-to-four bedrooms with average ceiling heights of ten-foot, nine-inches. March and White Design has overseen the design of the residential interiors. Kitchens feature convex fluted-oak cabinetry, polished Calacatta Venato and Nordic Grey marble slab countertops and backsplash, and a Waterworks faucet. Master baths feature Nestos Beige marble slab flooring/walls with polished marble countertops in Opal White or Emperador Grey, custom vanities with fluted-oak cabinetry with caramel or cocoa stain, undercounted Laufen sink, medicine cabinet with bronze metal and fluted mirror panels, and Waterworks fixtures.
Living room.
Kitchen.
Convex fluted-oak cabinetry with a caramel stain and upper cabinets with back-painted ribbed glass doors.
Close-up of the kitchen cabinets with custom-designed bronze finish hardware.
Master bedroom.
Custom vanity with fluted-oak cabinetry in a caramel stain, polished marble countertop and mirror/medicine cabinet.
Bedroom.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Design Architect), SLCE (Architect of Record); Interiors: March and White Design; Landscape: Hollander Design Landscape Architects; Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 515 W 18
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at the east tower of Related’s two-tower residential development at the High Line in Chelsea. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick’s Heatherwick Studio, the 22-story west tower and 10-story east tower flank the High Line and connect to each other underneath the park’s elevated railroad structure. The facade features custom masonry and Heatherwick’s modern take on the bay window.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
East facade of the east tower from 10th Avenue.
Close-up of the east facade of the east tower.
Southeast corner of the east tower (right) and the Eleventh (left).
Residential entry underneath the High Line.
Northwest corner of the east tower from the High Line.
Close-up of the northeast corner of the east tower.
South facade of the east tower.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Design Architect); Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: Pier 55 - Little Island
Installation of the concrete pots is nearing completion at Heatherwick Studio’s Pier 55 park in the Hudson River. Located near the Meatpacking District and the High Line, the design of the 2.4 acre park features an undulating field of 132 pots with plantings sitting on 280 concrete piles. At the park’s peak, the pots rise 30 feet into the air and can weigh more than 90 tons. Four to six petals of lightweight concrete combine to form each of the pots. MNLA is overseeing the landscape design, which is inspired by the textures and colors of coastal Acadia National Park in Maine. The park will offer a 700-seat amphitheater for music, dance, and theater productions, along with numerous pathways and viewing platforms. Completion is expected in the spring of 2021.
Little Island from the future site of Gansevoort Peninsula.
Planting mockup.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architect; Client: Hudson River Park; Program: park; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: Pier 55 - Little Island
Installation of the concrete pots is nearing completion at Heatherwick Studio’s Pier 55 park in the Hudson River. Located near the Meatpacking District and the High Line, the design of the 2.4 acre park features an undulating field of 132 pots with plantings sitting on 280 concrete piles. At the park’s peak, the pots rise 30 feet into the air and can weigh more than 90 tons. Four to six petals of lightweight concrete combine to form each of the pots. The park will offer a 700-seat amphitheater for music, dance, and theater productions, along with numerous pathways and viewing platforms. Completion is expected in the spring of 2021.
A renovated section of the adjacent Hudson River Park promenade, designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, has also recently reopened.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architect; Client: Hudson River Park; Program: park; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 515 W 18
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Window installation is underway at the east tower of Related’s two-tower residential development at the High Line in Chelsea. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick’s Heatherwick Studio, the 21-story west tower and 10-story east tower flank the High Line and connect to each other underneath the park’s elevated railroad structure. The facade features custom masonry and Heatherwick’s modern take on the bay window.
East facade from 10th Avenue.
Northwest corner from the High Line.
South facade from the High Line.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Design Architect); Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: Pier 55 - Little Island
Installation of the concrete pots has begun at Heatherwick Studio’s Pier 55 park in the Hudson River. Located near the Meatpacking District and the High Line, the design of the 2.4 acre park features an undulating field of 132 pots with plantings sitting on 280 concrete piles. At the park’s peak, the pots rise 30 feet into the air and can weigh more than 90 tons. Four to six petals of lightweight concrete combine to form each of the pots. The park will offer a 700-seat amphitheater for music, dance, and theater productions, along with numerous pathways and viewing platforms. Completion is expected in the spring of 2021.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio; Client: Hudson River Park; Program: park; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 515 W 18
Southeast corner from 10th Avenue.
Construction has topped out at the east tower of Related’s two-tower residential development at the High Line in Chelsea. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick’s Heatherwick Studio, the 21-story west tower and 10-story east tower flank the High Line and connect to each other underneath the park’s elevated railroad structure. The facade will feature custom masonry and Heatherwick’s modern take on the bay window, already starting to take form in the faceted round elements of the concrete superstructure.
Closeup of the facade of The Eleventh (left) and 515 W 18 (right).
Looking up at the south facade from West 18th Street.
Northeast corner from 10th Avenue.
South facade from the High Line.
Closeup of the southeast corner of the facade.
Northwest corner from the High Line.
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Design Architect); Developer: Related Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: Vessel at Hudson Yards
Vessel seen from 11th Avenue with 10 Hudson Yards beyond.
Eight months after the start of construction, the final piece of Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel has been installed at the Hudson Yards' future Public Square and Gardens. The $200 million dollar sculpture stands 150 feet tall and is constructed of 154 Italian-made stair modules, totaling 2,500 steps and 80 landings. Each stair module is constructed of a structural painted steel frame with an underside clad in polished copper-colored steel.
By 2019, the sculpture will serve as the centerpiece of the five acre Public Square and Gardens, designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.
The final stair module.
Preparing the final stair module for the lift.
The final module lifted into place.
Inside Vessel from the 13th floor.
Looking up at the underside of a stair module.
Looking down into Vessel.
Designer: Thomas Heatherwick of Heathewick Studio; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
