Construction Tour: One Thousand Museum
Looking up at the east facade from Museum Park.
Superstructure has officially topped out at One Thousand Museum, a residential condo tower in Downtown Miami from the office of the late Zaha Hadid, a Pritzker Prize winning architect of international acclaim. Plaza Construction is leading the realization of the formally unique tower.
One Thousand Museum (center) from Museum Park.
The 62-story tower joins a more modestly sized residential building nearing completion in New York as the first residential projects from Zaha Hadid in the United States. Hadid's Miami tower is located in Downtown Miami, adjacent to Museum Park and its two new museums, the Perez Art Museum and the recently completed Frost Science Museum.
East facade from Biscayne Boulevard.
East facade.
Residents entering by car will be received by a valet and doorman at a private porte-cochere accessed at the southern boundary along NE 10th Street. Parking will be available on floors two to seven. An adjacent lobby will offer access to the concierge and high-speed elevators to the residences above. The ground floor will also host a restaurant that stretches along Biscayne Boulevard at the eastern boundary of the site, with views to Museum Park across the street.
Southeast corner from Biscayne Boulevard.
Northwest corner.
At the very top of the tower, an Aquatic Center and Sky Lounge will provide residents with an indoor pool and private event space with stunning views to the beach and the city. The roof of the tower has also been designed to accommodate Miami's first private helipad on a residential tower.
Preparing the rebar for the roof concrete pour.
Roof and helipad under construction.
View east from the roof.
Roof structure.
GFRC clad structure at the roof.
Levels 10 through 14 will feature townhouse residences, with multi-story, half floor layouts. Levels 15 through 49 will feature 4-bedroom half-floor residences, followed by 5-bedroom full-floor penthouses on levels 50 to 57. A duplex penthouse on levels 58 and 59 will feature a double height great room with terrace and a private pool.
Southeast corner view from a penthouse interior.
Penthouse terrace at the east facade.
View east from a penthouse terrace.
Looking down on Museum Park from a penthouse terrace.
After floor 15, Hadid's organic tower structure transitions from the traditional poured-in-place concrete with removable wood form-work to an innovative new solution, GFRC panels. Fabricated in Dubai, the glass-fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels serve as both form-work and outer shell, saving much construction time. One Thousand Museum is the first tower in the U.S. to utilize the panels as permanent form-work and cladding.
Close-up of the GFRC panels on the southeast corner of the tower.
Model Residence
Living room with southeast balcony.
Living room with southeast balcony.
Living room with southeast balcony.
Living room with southeast balcony.
Kitchen.
Kitchen.
Master bath.
Southwest balcony.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (Design Architect), O’Donnell Dannwolf & Partners Architects (Executive Architect); Landscape Architect: Enea Garden Design; Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers; Developer: 1000 Biscayne Tower, LLC; Construction: Plaza Construction; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Downtown Miami; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 520 West 28th Street
Northeast corner.
Façade installation nears completion at Related's 520 W 28 residential condo tower. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 11-story, 40-unit condo flanks the western edge of the High Line at 28th Street. The façade features a hand-rubbed metal screen that functions as a finished cover for the concrete slabs and the spandrel glass portions of the window wall. Hadid uses the slab covering as an opportunity to express and emphasize the softened edges at the corners and create the building's signature element of floors that meld with walls. The intricacy of their shapes require a technological artisanry, as they are formed by unique, laser cut pieces.
East facade from the High Line.
Close-up of the east facade.
North facade from the High Line.
Close-up of the north facade and residential entry canopy.
Residential lobby entry.
Residential lobby entry canopy.
Close-up of the residential entry metal facade.
Residential lobby.
Looking up at the north facade.
North facade.
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East facade from West 28th Street.
Installation continues on the hand-rubbed metal screen at Related's 520 W 28 residential condo tower. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 11-story, 40-unit condo flanks the western edge of the High Line at 28th Street. The metal screen functions as a finished cover for the concrete slabs, which are not covered by the glass panels of the window wall system. Hadid uses the slab covering as an opportunity to express and emphasize the softened edges at the corners and create the building's signature element of floors that meld with walls. The intricacy of their shapes require a technological artisanry, as they are formed by unique, laser cut pieces.
North facade from the High Line.
Close-up of the curved glass corners and metal screen.
Close-up of the metal screen at the north facade.
Close-up of the metal screen at the north façade.
North façade from West 28th Street.
Looking up at the metal screen on the north façade.
Close-up of the metal screen at the north façade.
Northwest corner of the north façade.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
When completed, the building should be a fitting testament to the avant garde vision of Zaha Hadid, who died earlier this year.
Looking north from the High Line towards 520 W 28 (left), 10 Hudson Yards (right), and 507 W 28 (far right).
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developer: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
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Work begins on the metal screen at Related and Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 W 28 at the High Line.
Installation has begun on the hand-rubbed metal screen at Related's 520 W 28 residential condo tower. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 11-story, 40-unit condo flanks the western edge of the High Line at 28th Street. The metal screen functions as a finished cover for the concrete slabs, which are not covered by the glass panels of the window wall system. A typical glass curtain wall is installed along the perimeter of the tower's slabs effectively covering them, while a window wall sits in between the slabs some distance inside from the edge. Hadid uses the slab covering as an opportunity to express and emphasize the softened edges at the corners and create the building's signature element of floors that meld with walls. The intricacy of their shapes require a technological artisanry, as they are formed by unique, laser cut pieces.
When completed, the building should be a fitting testament to the avant garde vision of Zaha Hadid, who died earlier this year.
East facade from West 28th Street.
East facade from the High Line.
Detail of the metal facade installed at the southeast slab edge.
Southeast facade from the High LIne.
Detail of the metal facade installed at the southeast slab edge.
Looking north from the High Line towards 520 W 28 (left), 10 Hudson Yards (right), and 507 W 28 (far right).
East facade from West 27th Street.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developers: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
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Construction has topped out and curtain wall installation continues at Zaha Hadid's condo building at the High Line.
Superstructure has topped out and the glass curtain wall continues to go up at Related's 520 W 28 residential condo tower. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 11-story, 40-unit condo flanks the western edge of the High Line at 28th Street. The underlying curtain wall has made significant progress on the north façade and has started to go up on the south façade. Much of the bronze toned regions of this façade will be covered by the signature curvilinear screen yet to be installed. Installation of the curved glass curtain wall at the northeast and southeast corners has also recently started.
East facade from West 28th Street.
East facade.
Looking up at the north facade from West 28th Street.
Northwest corner from West 28th Street.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Looking north from the High Line towards 520 W 28 (left), 10 Hudson Yards (right), and 507 W 28 (far right).
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Curved glass curtain wall at the southeast corner.
Curved glass curtain wall at the southeast corner.
Curved glass curtain wall at the northeast corner.
North façade from the High Line.
Close-up of the curtain wall at the north facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall at the north facade.
Reflection of the façade in the curtain wall of 323 Tenth Avenue.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developers: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
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At the High Line, Related's new luxury condo building by Zaha Hadid Architects is one floor from topped out and undergoing curtain wall installation.
Superstructure has reached the final floor and the glass curtain wall continues to go up on the north facade at Related's 520 W 28 residential condo tower. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 11-story, 40-unit condo flanks the western edge of the High Line at 28th Street.
Looking east from West 28th Street.
Northwest corner from West 28th Street.
The building employs Hadid's signature flow of form that has made her an international star. Curved glass at the corners of the l-shaped building soften the overall extrusion of the site's form. Expression of the floor slabs on the facade slope to meet each other, creating zones of intersection. On the High Line facing east facade, floor slabs extend past the glass enclosure and curve upwards, melding with the floor slab above while creating a sheltered balcony.
Close-up of the curtain wall at the north facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall at the north facade.
Northeast corner from the High Line.
Close-up of the curtain wall at the north facade.
Looking north from the High Line towards 520 W 28 (left), 10 Hudson Yards (right), and 507 W 28 (far right).
Completion is slated for late 2016.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developers: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
520 West 28th Street
Since the last update in September, foundations are wrapping up at Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th at the second section of the High Line. As construction ramps up, the 11-story, 40-unit condo has launched a teaser website and received some new construction fence signage.
Northeast corner of the site from the High Line's West 28th Street stairs.
Looking west from the High Line.
West 27th Street from the High Line.
Looking west on West 28th Street.
Northeast corner of the site from West 28th Street.
New construction fence signage.
New construction fence signage.
Northwest corner of the site from West 28th Street.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developers: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
520 West 28th Street
Demolition is complete and foundation work is underway at the first building by Zaha Hadid in New York. The 11-story condo building will bring 40 units to the trendy area along the High Line.
Looking south from the West 28th Street stairs of the High Line.
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects; Developers: Related; Program: Residential; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.