Sizing up NYC’s new skyscraper

by Samantha Ashenhurst | April 20, 2018 2:55 pm

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In anticipation of 3 World Trade Center in New York City, which is slated to open in June, project developers from Silverstein Properties[2] released a sneak-peek of what visitors can expect from the new mixed-use building. At 329 m (1079 ft), the firm reports the 80-story skyscraper will be the 5^th tallest in the city, featuring the highest private outdoor terrace in lower Manhattan, located on the building’s 17^th floor.

Designed by Richard Rogers from U.K. firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners[3], the 80-story development will include 13,935 m² (150,000 sf) of retail, spread across five floors, as well as 232,257 m² (2.5 million sf) of office space. Additionally, the building’s exterior load-bearing steel frames, which are outside of its façade, allow for column-free interior offices, creating flexible and open-space floor plans.

The main lobby will feature ceiling heights of 19.5 m (64 ft) and include seven entrances—five street-level, one to the retail complex, and the last to the development’s direct in-building access to the New York City subway system, as well as trains to New Jersey.

The project is striving to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design[4] (LEED) Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council[5] (USGBC). Environmentally responsible design features include the implementation of high-efficiency cooling/heating systems, the use of paints low in volatile organic compounds, and high-efficiency plumbing systems to reduce building-wide water consumption by at least 30 percent.

To read more, click here[6].

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/sizing-up-nycs-new-skyscraper/

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