VIA 57 West VIA 57 West (marketed as VIΛ 57WEST) is a residential building located at 625 West 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. The pyramid shaped tower block or "tetrahedron", designed by the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), rises 467 ft (142 m) and is 35-stories tall.
Featured Project VIA 57 West by BIG and Starr Whitehouse
Completed in 2016 in New York, United States. Images by Nic Lehoux, Iwan Baan . VIΛ 57 West, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group for the Durst Organization, introduces a new typology to New York. VIA 57 WEST is a development of The Durst Organization. For over 100 years, Durst has been a family-owned and operated real estate firm dedicated to the principles of innovation, integrity, community, and sustainability. We create value for our tenants by developing sustainable residential and commercial properties in which people live, work. VIA 57 West defies convention. Challenging the status-quo, the iconic skyscraper was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group as a new landmark in the skyline of lower Manhattan. Named the best skyscraper of the year by Emporis, the project's "courtscraper" form combines the best qualities of a European perimeter block and a classic American skyscraper. VIA 57 West is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise, combining the advantages of both: the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building with the airiness and the expansive views of a skyscraper. By keeping three corners of the block low and lifting the north-east corner up towards its 450 ft.
VIA 57 West Architect Magazine
The development cost $474,000 per unit in 2016 dollars, compared to $656,000 for Via 57 West, yet the former—a well-designed, well-managed, energy-efficient, award-winning project, whose production was grounded in community engagement—is dismissed by many critics as too expensive and therefore unreplicable. Is Via 57 West replicable? VIΛ 57 West by Bjarke Ingels Group Between Low and High in New York. Text description provided by the architects. VIΛ 57 West, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group for the Durst Organization, introduces a new typology to New York City: the Courtscraper.The 830 000 sq ft highrise combines the density of the American skyscraper with the communal space of the European courtyard, offering 709. VIA 57 West, however, bucked the trend and focused on creating waterfront views with its sleek tetrahedron shape. As the structural engineer for the 448-foot-tall residential project, we immediately began a close collaboration with the architects. Together, we worked to capture the stunning Hudson River views while preserving them for. Via 57 West goes from a curving apron that recalls the shore line and the spread of the Hudson, past forms that are commensurate to the jumble of low- and mid-rise structures that line the highway, all the way to a peak that begins the battle of spires clashing down Manhattan's spine. From the front, its height is difficult to understand.
A closer look BIG's Via 57 West — a multifamily “courtscraper” for Manhattan
VIA 57 WEST creates a new typology - the "courtscraper." VIA combines the advantages of the European perimeter block and the traditional Manhattan high-rise: the compactness, density, and intimacy of a classic courtyard building, with the airiness and the expansive views of a skyscraper. By keeping three corners of the block low and. VIA 57 West contains 515,200 square feet of facade area and is 467 feet high. It was completed in 2016 and is located in New York, NY.. Bjarke Ingels' inaugural New York project at 625 West 57th Street uses a double-curved form to blend itself amongst the low-rise structures to the south and high-rise towers to the north and west. Three of.
VIA 57 West is a housing project designed as a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise. Durst commissioned BIG to bring this new residential typology to Manhattan. It has a unique design to allow for a courtyard and opening the courtyard to views towards the Hudson River. VIA 57 WEST is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and the traditional Manhattan high-rise that creates a new typology: the "courtscraper.". VIA combines the advantages of both: the compactness, density, and intimacy of a classic courtyard building, with the airiness and the expansive views of a skyscraper.
VIA 57 WEST — FIELD CONDITION
Published on November 07, 2016. Share. Architectural photographer Danica O. Kus has shared with us new images of BIG's VIA 57 West. Having opened earlier this year, the "courtscraper" has. VIΛ 57 West- the Courtscraper, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group features the communal space of the European courtyard, offering 709 residential units with a lush 22 000 sq ft garden at the heart of the building.It also offers uninterrupted views towards the Hudson River Park and the waterfront. The building's volume changes depending on.
