Official Name: 15 Hudson Yards
Complex Name : Hudson Yards
Former / Other Names: The Corset, D Tower, Culture Tower
Structural Material: concrete
Proposed: 2012
Start of Construction: 2014
Completion: 2017
Official Website: Hudson Yards
Figures
Height: Architectural: 278.6 meter / 910 feet
Height: Occupied: 258.2 meter / 847 feet
Height: To Tip: 278.6 meter / 910 feet
Floors Above: Ground 70
Floors Below: Ground 1
No. of Elevators: 7
Tower GFA: 960,000 ft²
No. of Apartments: 250
Companies Involved
Developer: The Related Companies
Architects
Design: Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Rockwell Group
Architect of Record: Ismael Leyva Architects
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
MEP Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles
Main Contractor: Tutor Perini Corporation
15 Hudson Yards, new on left, old on right, image by Related
Plans for the individual buildings of Related’s Hudson Yards have continued to evolve, and a new rendering shows an apparent redesign of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and the Rockwell Group’s 15 Hudson Yards, which will house condominiums in the tower portion, and a “Culture Shed” in the podium.
Modifications to the tower’s form have not been significant, with the building retaining its warped, multi-cylindric appearance, but detailing has been partially eliminated. Visual evidence of the tower’s inspiration — said to be derived from a corset — seems to have been lost, as the straps that formerly cinched “the tower at its midsection, squeezing the rectilinear lower half of the building into a curvaceous upper half” have been eliminated.
Nevertheless, the project will verge on iconic for both design and usage, with said “Culture Shed” vying as a central location for Fashion Week. Its crystalline appearance will offer a positive contrast against the streamlined fuselage above.
Despite the latest changes, 15 Hudson Yards will still be unique amongst the new skyscrapers rising on the Far West Side. The largest office towers at Hudson Yards and Manhattan West are decidedly angular, and the rhythmic curves of Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s contribution to the Eastern Railyards will distinguish the building against its companions, offering a softer take on high-rise design.
The building will stand 910 feet and 70 stories tall, and even compared to giants like Time Warner’s future headquarters, 15 Hudson Yards will be prominent in its own right. The tower will be home to 250 condominiums and rentals, and the total floor area will measure 960,000 square feet.
Agreed. If this is clad with the right glass, the building will surely be a jewel, possibly iconic. I can’t wait to see this from Jersey, regardless.
