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Although it is the first major high-rise block to be erected in Manhattan since that date, a decision was taken to uphold the spirit of the architectural competition held in and not to create a bunker-like stronghold.

The building structure was, nevertheless, reworked and improved in certain respects. The floors above are leased out standard floor plans left and middle. Wie gestaltete sich die Entwicklung der Fassade? Doch es ist nicht das Gleiche. We also have a well-equipped model workshop.

Can you describe the process of developing the facade? Was ceramic intended as a material for the outer facade layer from the outset? The use of ceramic has a certain tradition in our office, take the buildings at Potsdamer Platz, for example. And Renzo liked the metaphor of fired earth hanging in the sky.

Ceramic is also a very durable material, it retains its quality over thousands of years. That, too, was exciting, putting a material for eternity on a rather transient building. Ceramic is also slightly irregular, which lends it an interesting and lively appearance. In the end, the combination of the special reflecting quality and the irregular finish of the facade convinced the clients too. After rainfall, it is rather bluish, and on a dull day, it is a little sad, but there is a certain charm to that too.

The early morning sun makes the building appear bright,. Cladding to edge of floor: rigid sheet aluminium, painted printed glass in recessed facade corners where no ceramic tubes outside. Carroll and E. Trezzani partners in charge with K. Schorn, T. Stewart, S. Ishida partner , A. Garritano, F. Giacobello, I. Guzman, G. Melinotov, L. Priano, L. Stuart and C. Chabaud, J.

Jones, G. Fanara, M. Fleming, D. Piano, J. Pejkovic; M. Ottonello CAD operator ; F. Cappellini, F. Terranova, I. Vincent partner in charge , W. Matthews, C. Pilara with J. Carter, T. Sahlmann and V. Delfaud, A. Amakasu; O. Vincent and A. Temenides partner and associate in charge , C. Pilara, V. Serafini, with A. Alborghetti, M. Arlunno, J. Carter, C. Devizzi, V. Delfaud, G. Marot, J. Pattinson, D. Phillips, L. Raimondi, D. Rat, M. Sirvin and M. Milanese, A. Olivier, J. Vargas; S. Moreau environmental aspects ; O.

Aubert, C. Colson, Y. Kyrkos , A. Houston , architects. Carroll partner in charge , O. Teke with S. Ishida partner , O. Orlandi, S. Polotti, D. Spadini, E. Moore, A. Morselli, Sh. Ishida, D. Piano, D. Reimers, E. Santiago; F. Belvedere, B. Plattner partners in charge with D.

Franceschin, P. Pires da Fonte, S. Baniahmad, A. Boucsein, J. Da Nova, T. Gantner, N. Delevaux, N. Byrelid, R. Tse concrete consultant ; Stuart-Lynn and B. Alves de Campos, J. LaBoskey, Company cost consultant A. Panchasara, A. Thompson; S. Moreau; O. Plattner and T. Sahlmann partner and associate in charge with G. Bianchi partner , A. Pachiaudi, S. Becchi, T. Kamp; S. Moreau, E. Ntourlias, O. Kyrkos models. Colonna associate in charge ; C. White landscape ; AMEC construction manager.

Moolhuijzen partner in charge , D. Rat, C. Maxwell-Mahon with A. Belvedere, D. Colas, P. Colonna, O. Foucher, A. Gallissian, S. Giorgio-Marrano, H. Lee, W. Matthews, T. Mikdashi, J. Mothes, Y. Payson, M. Reale, J. Rousseau, A. Stern, A. Vachette, C. Doerr, M. Gomes, J. Nakagawa; Y. Kyrkos, C. Colson, O. Aubert models. Vincent partner in charge , L. Couton with G. Ducci, P. Hendier, S. Ishida partner , F. Kuntz; C. Plattner partner in charge , E. Volz with G. Bianchi, J. Where did this form come from and how did you come to define it as a whole?

Passers-by in the street see a garden and, if they look up, enjoy the curved structure housing the main functions delivered by the design. We freed up what was previously a densely constructed space, with the result that the trapezoidal plot can now breathe and permits a fluid passage through the space.

The ground floor of the building has few vertical supports, allowing great visual and physical permeability. The owners embraced the idea of having more green space and less built area to benefit the overall quality of the design.

To do this, we reduced the footprint on the ground and created a garden at the back of the plot. The result is a vegetable haven in the dense mineral context of Paris. Among other things, given the different front and rear levels, and the need for a link, we opted for a slight slope rather than steps and ramps. This means that the ground floor slopes slightly and naturally follows the topology of the location. Liotta: The curtain wall consists in a double skin, solid in parts and transparent in others.

This difference becomes manifest in the evening when the office lights come on. What mood were you trying to create; what materials and technical solutions did you adopt? Thorsten Sahlmann: The outer surface is made of thousands of perforated aluminium pieces.

The first two floors feature light-sensitive materials and require no windows. The timber arches also exalt the internal space of the building, which is extremely comfortable. As a whole, it resembles the hull of a ship, sailing in the Paris sky. The entrance space behind the main facade will become a screening area, thanks to advanced technology for daylight HD video projection. This will help increase the overlap between light intensities and the alternation of visual projections of the constructed masses — helping to create a rarefied and serene atmosphere.

As a whole, it resembles the hull of a ship. Liotta: The project exploited advanced digital modelling techniques which enabled you to adapt the design parametrically to the context. This practice demonstrates that uniqueness, specificity and differentiation are financially manageable and feasible. Thanks to the dual skin in glass and aluminium, the top two floors — housing the office spaces and a meeting room — have maximum benefit from the natural light.

A sophisticated take on a certain type of transparency and an elegant synthesis of form generated by great sensitivity for the context, it is technologically advanced and rebalances the mineral and vegetable density of its location. It opens to the public on 10 September Plattner and T. Sahlmann partner and associate in charge with G. Bianchi partner , A.

Pachiaudi, S. Becchi, T. Kamp; S.