Amazing renderings of a New York supertall skyscraper, which cantilevers upwards from the top down, have been released.
If approved, ‘Affirmation Tower’ will not only become one of Manhattan’s most eye-catching skyscrapers, but the second tallest in the city – and in the Western Hemisphere – behind the 1,776ft-tall One World Trade Center.
Ghanian-British sir David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates’ black architect would design the skyscraper.
Amazing renderings were released of Affirmation tower, an amazing super-tall New York skyscraper.
If approved, ‘Affirmation Tower’ will not only become one of Manhattan’s most eye-catching skyscrapers, but the second tallest in the city – and in the Western Hemisphere – behind the 1,776ft-tall One World Trade Center
According to the firm, an intention was taken not to overtake One World Trade Center’s height ‘outrageous for what it represents. [it] represents’.
But it would also be home to one of the most occupied floors in the Western Hemisphere.
This proposed location is in Manhattan’s west near Hudson Yards. It will house the Headquarters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples.
Ghanian-British sir David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates’ black architect would design the skyscraper.
It is located on Manhattan’s West Side near Hudson Yards. The plan is for the tower housing the headquarters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP).
A statement said that the tower was shaped like an “blossoming Tree” because it is meant to be metaphorically and literally a way to plant roots in NYC for women and minorities.
If approved, Affirmation Tower will be New York City’s largest and first skyscraper built by women-led and majority black companies. Black-owned, women-owned developers are also involved in the project. JV is 35% woman-owned.
According to a statement, the tower is shaped like a ‘blossoming tree because metaphorically and physically, this project is designed to put down roots for women and minority representation within the NYC skyline – [the]Tower’s design is characterized by a strong trunk that branches out to create incredible possibilities.
“Another departure from monolithic skyscrapers, the design extends vertically as if growing like an urban tree. It is directly located within New York’s urban landscape.”
It’vertically expands like a tree, directly located in the New York City’s urban grains’
Affirmation Tower’s creators insist that it ‘will be an open, inviting destination for New Yorkers of all boroughs’ and not a closed-off megatower.
The tower would be home to the highest occupiable floor in the Western Hemisphere
Thornton Tomasetti was a global leader in supertall and tall building design. This helped to create the form due to the physical limitations of the site.
The creators stress that Affirmation Tower ‘will not be a sealed-off megatower, but rather an open and inviting destination for New Yorkers from all boroughs and backgrounds… a new icon for 21st-century Manhattan with world-class public spaces’.
They add: ‘The Tower’s proposed world-class amenities, community and public spaces including rooftop entertainment center will provide a well-timed boost to New York City’s tourism economy, further cementing the city’s rebound and status as a cultural and hospitality center.’
Affirmation Tower has been described as “a new icon of 21st century Manhattan with world-class public space”
The tower ’will provide a well-timed boost to New York City’s tourism economy, further cementing the city’s rebound and status as a cultural and hospitality center’, it’s claimed
Thornton Tomasetti is a world leader in super-tall and tall building design. The team was able to verify the feasibility of the construction and its constructability.