Tadao Ando reveals concrete and glass apartment block for Lower Manhattan
News: Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled designs for his first building in New York City – a seven-storey concrete apartment block in Nolita.
Proposed for a site on the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth Streets in Lower Manhattan, the 3,000-square-metre structure is designed by Tadao Ando to "embrace the industrial character of the area".
It will be constructed using in-situ concrete, galvanised steel and large expanses of glazing – materials that Ando has used for many projects, from his 1989 Church of the Light in Osaka to the recently completed art and design school at the University of Monterrey.
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The building will accommodate eight residences, ranging between 175 and 450 square metres, and with between two and five bedrooms.
Ando will also create a large rooftop terrace, featuring a shallow reflective pool.
Named 152 Elizabeth Street, the project is commissioned by New York developer Sumaida + Khurana. It will feature interiors by local firm Gabellini Sheppard Associates, who will also act as the architect of record.
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Construction is set to begin later this year, with completion scheduled for 2016.
Ando is the latest in a series of high-profile architects working on luxury housing developments in New York. Shigeru Ban is working on a renovation in Tribeca, while Zaha Hadid has a new building going up beside the High Line.