Pendry Manhattan West / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Creating a particular identification. Fastidiously chosen supplies and a classy massing endow Pendry Manhattan West with an intimate scale whereas additionally subtly distinguishing the constructing’s position as a lodge inside Manhattan West, a mixed-use industrial growth that spans eight acres adjoining to Moynihan Practice Corridor. The cladding on the decrease amenity ranges, in addition to the spandrel panels between every of the higher flooring, include black, striated granite that contours the constructing’s kind and helps articulate its dramatic curvatures. Behind the principle tower, a two-story extension homes retail and restaurant areas, culminating with a roof terrace. Atop the terrace, a set of curving pavilions sympathetic to the principle constructing and clad in mild aluminum and glass home a boutique rooftop bar.
A up to date tackle the bay window. Shifting up the tower, the convex glass curves exhibit a contemporary tackle the bay window, offering every of the 164 visitor rooms with panoramic views of town. Horizontal bands of stone throughout the facade body the visitor rooms on the northern and southern sides of the constructing. Between the bay home windows, the facade’s opaque concave curves masks the constructing’s columns, signifying a pure division between rooms and tying the expression of the facade to the constructing’s underlying construction.
A facade with sustainability advantages. The strategic geometric design of the facade enabled simply 22 p.c of the curtain wall panels to require bending—regardless of the looks of repeatedly curving glass. To additional cut back complexity and allow the usage of a low-environmental-impact bending course of, simply three radii have been utilized to generate the curves of the bent panels. With a 37 p.c window-to-wall ratio, the constructing is well-insulated and energy-efficient.
Enhancing facilities at Manhattan West. The constructing homes a set of designer facilities and intimately scaled gathering areas. A health middle, rentable assembly rooms, and a set of rooftop and out of doors terraces leverage Manhattan West’s signature public house and contribute to a repeatedly lively and animated city realm. The constructing lands in a fastidiously calibrated sequence of domestic-scale entry areas that seamlessly hyperlink visitors to the adjoining flagship retail, workplace lobbies, and vacation spot eating places all through Manhattan West.
