Statistics
- Estimated completion 2014
- Height 1,350ft (411m)
- 79 floors
- 2,530,000 sqft (235,000 sqm)
- Architect Foster & Partners
It's easy to overlook how immense this building will be as it is the second tallest building being built at the new World Trade Center but will be the third tallest in New York City once complete. Foster & Partners have designed the building to take forward many of the features implemented in the Hearst Tower (see seperate article) and similarly aims to achieve the gold standard under the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Programme (LEED).
Built at the North East corner of memorial park, the building incorporates a slanted roof designed to address the memorial and which will cast no shadow on the memorial park on September 11th due to it's slant. The design is arranged around a central cruciform core, currently in the early stages of construction. The building is designed as four interconnecting shafts which are column free allowing for flexible office space allowing tenats to adapt floors to suit their specific needs.
Here is a reminder of how this magnificent building will look in it's new surroundings.
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