W 135th Street
An aerial rendering precedent for a mixed-use high-rise tower featuring an expressive diagonal structural leg and stepped massing adjacent to a bridge and waterfront.
- What we like about this project
- A massive angled structural leg drops from mid-tower directly to the ground level, terminating in an open public plaza.
Materials
- glass
- metal
- copper-toned-panel
- concrete
- steel
Visual identifiers
- angled-structural-leg
- copper-toned-facade
- stepped-balconies
- waterfront-tower
Style tags
- contemporary
- expressionist
- high-rise
Visual tags
- high-rise
- mixed-use
- waterfront
- cantilever
- urban-gateway
- Geometry
- A tall prismatic tower featuring a dynamic diagonal structural leg slicing down to grade, with mid-level stepped balconies and a heavy cantilevered belt course.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with patterned opaque cladding panels and metal framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel or composite frame with perimeter transfer trusses and a mega-column diagonal support element.
- Spatial scale
- Massive high-rise tower set against pedestrian-scaled public plaza and outdoor cafe seating at the ground plane.
- Lighting
- Bright daytime rendering with direct sunlight casting sharp reflections off glass and a prominent vertical highlight on the angled copper leg.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, active urban waterfront atmosphere with strong geometric contrast between heavy structural framing and light glazing.
- Environmental context
- Urban waterfront setting adjacent to a rail line, a large steel bridge structure, and a multi-lane roadway.
- Spatial experience
- The building creates a dramatic urban gateway at the waterfront, pairing a raised public plaza and outdoor dining with monumental tower massing.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical repetition of punched windows interrupted by horizontal balcony bands and a striking diagonal structural element.
- Style reading
- Contemporary expressive high-rise architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use high-rise with ground-floor dining and public plaza
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, metal, copper-toned-panel, concrete, steel
- Visual identifiers
- angled-structural-leg, copper-toned-facade, stepped-balconies, waterfront-tower
- Style tags
- contemporary, expressionist, high-rise
- Visual tags
- high-rise, mixed-use, waterfront, cantilever, urban-gateway
- Geometry
- A tall prismatic tower featuring a dynamic diagonal structural leg slicing down to grade, with mid-level stepped balconies and a heavy cantilevered belt course.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall combined with patterned opaque cladding panels and metal framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel or composite frame with perimeter transfer trusses and a mega-column diagonal support element.
- Spatial scale
- Massive high-rise tower set against pedestrian-scaled public plaza and outdoor cafe seating at the ground plane.
- Lighting
- Bright daytime rendering with direct sunlight casting sharp reflections off glass and a prominent vertical highlight on the angled copper leg.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, active urban waterfront atmosphere with strong geometric contrast between heavy structural framing and light glazing.
- Environmental context
- Urban waterfront setting adjacent to a rail line, a large steel bridge structure, and a multi-lane roadway.
- Spatial experience
- The building creates a dramatic urban gateway at the waterfront, pairing a raised public plaza and outdoor dining with monumental tower massing.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical repetition of punched windows interrupted by horizontal balcony bands and a striking diagonal structural element.
- Style reading
- Contemporary expressive high-rise architecture
- Program
- Mixed-use high-rise with ground-floor dining and public plaza
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture