David Chipperfield Architects finish Bryant tower

by brittney_cutler | September 17, 2021 2:47 pm

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The Bryant, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, is a 32-story mixed-use tower building located on the south-west corner of Bryant Park, a 3.6-ha (9-acre) public park in Midtown Manhattan.

The building faces the New York Public Library to the north, and is situated near the Beaux-Arts style Knox Building to the east. It comprises a hotel that extends to the 13^th floor, with private residences above. These two components are served by two separate lobbies at street level, with retail on both sides of each entrance.

The building articulates three separate parts following the traditional tripartite composition of the New York tower: base, middle, and crown. The base occupies the full width of the site and contains a double-height ground floor as well as the first four levels of the hotel. A decreased footprint, together with an increased floor-to-ceiling height for the hotel bar and lounge, mark the start of the central section. This set-back creates an outdoor terrace accessible to both hotel guests and residential tenants while maintaining the alternating medium and high-rise buildings along 40^th Street. The crown is established by double-height spaces for the two penthouses at the top of the tower.

The concrete mix contains different aggregates identical to the stone varieties found in the neighboring buildings’ façades. These concrete slabs and columns follow a tectonic grid composition lending the building a classical appearance and firmly asserting its place within the streetscape.

Built-in furnishings conceal storage spaces and appliances while dividing the spaces, removing the need for partition walls, and allowing views around the perimeter. Floor-to-ceiling windows open on to Juliet balconies on the north and south façades for most of the residences, while the penthouses have double-height terraces with views over the city and park.

The Bryant, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, is a 32-story mixed-use tower building located on the south-west corner of Bryant Park, a 3.6-ha (9-acre) public park in Midtown Manhattan.

The building faces the New York Public Library to the north, and is situated near the Beaux-Arts style Knox Building to the east. It comprises a hotel that extends to the 13^th floor, with private residences above. These two components are served by two separate lobbies at street level, with retail on both sides of each entrance.

The building articulates three separate parts following the traditional tripartite composition of the New York tower: base, middle, and crown. The base occupies the full width of the site and contains a double-height ground floor as well as the first four levels of the hotel. A decreased footprint, together with an increased floor-to-ceiling height for the hotel bar and lounge, mark the start of the central section. This set-back creates an outdoor terrace accessible to both hotel guests and residential tenants while maintaining the alternating medium and high-rise buildings along 40^th Street. The crown is established by double-height spaces for the two penthouses at the top of the tower.

The concrete mix contains different aggregates identical to the stone varieties found in the neighboring buildings’ façades. These concrete slabs and columns follow a tectonic grid composition lending the building a classical appearance and firmly asserting its place within the streetscape.

Built-in furnishings conceal storage spaces and appliances while dividing the spaces, removing the need for partition walls, and allowing views around the perimeter. Floor-to-ceiling windows open on to Juliet balconies on the north and south façades for most of the residences, while the penthouses have double-height terraces with views over the city and park.

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/david-chipperfield-architects-finish-bryant-tower/

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