218 West 35th St. New York
An urban high-rise precedent showing the visual contrast of a modern glass curtain wall tower inserted into a dense masonry street context, captured in dramatic upward perspective.
- What we like about this project
- Three tall flagpoles extend upward from the glass canopy, reinforcing the vertical thrust of the composition.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- brick
- stone
Visual identifiers
- worm-s-eye-view
- glass-curtain-wall
- urban-canyon
- masonry-flanks
Style tags
- contemporary
- urban
- high-rise
Visual tags
- skyscraper
- verticality
- urban-infill
- contextual
- high-rise
- Geometry
- Extreme worm's-eye upward perspective, showing a sleek central glass curtain wall tower rising vertically between two heavier, punched-window masonry mid-rise flanks.
- Facade system
- Glass and steel curtain wall centrally, flanked by punched-window brick masonry facades.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete core with suspended glass curtain wall.
- Spatial scale
- Massive high-rise scale; the vertical drop of the street canyon emphasizes skyscraper height relative to the ground canopy.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with soft, scattered white clouds across a blue sky, casting even illumination on the glass facade while framing the flanking brick buildings in shadow.
- Atmosphere
- Dynamic and towering, evoking the classic New York City urban canyon experience.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street canyon in New York City, wedged tightly between older masonry fabric and a contemporary infill tower.
- Spatial experience
- Dramatic vertical compression and upward thrust created by looking straight up a deep urban canyon toward open sky and clouds.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical grid of mullions rising symmetrically, flanked by the horizontal bands of punched brick windows.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban infill tower
- Program
- Hotel / Mixed-use tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, steel, brick, stone
- Visual identifiers
- worm-s-eye-view, glass-curtain-wall, urban-canyon, masonry-flanks
- Style tags
- contemporary, urban, high-rise
- Visual tags
- skyscraper, verticality, urban-infill, contextual, high-rise
- Geometry
- Extreme worm's-eye upward perspective, showing a sleek central glass curtain wall tower rising vertically between two heavier, punched-window masonry mid-rise flanks.
- Facade system
- Glass and steel curtain wall centrally, flanked by punched-window brick masonry facades.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame or concrete core with suspended glass curtain wall.
- Spatial scale
- Massive high-rise scale; the vertical drop of the street canyon emphasizes skyscraper height relative to the ground canopy.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with soft, scattered white clouds across a blue sky, casting even illumination on the glass facade while framing the flanking brick buildings in shadow.
- Atmosphere
- Dynamic and towering, evoking the classic New York City urban canyon experience.
- Environmental context
- Dense urban street canyon in New York City, wedged tightly between older masonry fabric and a contemporary infill tower.
- Spatial experience
- Dramatic vertical compression and upward thrust created by looking straight up a deep urban canyon toward open sky and clouds.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical grid of mullions rising symmetrically, flanked by the horizontal bands of punched brick windows.
- Style reading
- Contemporary urban infill tower
- Program
- Hotel / Mixed-use tower
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture