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Morris Adjmi designs skyscraper with lancet windows for New York City
New York firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a residential tower for the city's NoMad district, with a window pattern that becomes more decorative towards its top.
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The almost 500-foot-tall (152-metre) skyscraper, developed by Ekstein and Pinnacle, will be located at 30 East 31st Street and aptly named 30 E 31.
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Its neighbourhood, known as NoMad, is north of Madison Square Park and home to an abundance of furniture stores. Significant buildings in the area include the classical-revival Morgan Library and Museum, the iconic Flatiron Building, and several neo-gothic and art deco towers.
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"Our goal with 30 E 31 was to capture the essence of this historic neighbourhood reimagined in a contemporary and luxurious 40-storey tower," said Morris Adjmi Architects.
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The building's facades feature vertical strips of glazing between light-toned stone cladding. Towards the top, the cladding curves to form lancet windows – typified by arched tops – an eventually become a diamond lattice.
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"Resembling a cathedral's barrel-vaulted ceilings, the stunning facade at the nearly 500-foot tall property features six columns that emphasise its soaring height and reach a crescendo on the upper floors in a diagrid pattern," the firm said.
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The tower will house 42 one- and two-bedroom apartments, most of which will span entire floors and feature floor-to-ceiling windows. Interiors will be lined with wide plank European oak flooring and custom millwork throughout.
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Kitchens will be furnished with walnut cabinetry imported from Italy, paired with "Taj Mahal" quartzite countertops, while bathrooms will feature lots of white marble with European white oak vanities.
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A 3,354-square-foot duplex penthouse will crown the tower, with three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms surrounded by the diagrid windows.
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Architect Morris Adjmi established his eponymous firm in New York City in 1997, following a 13-year collaboration with Italian architect Aldo Rossi, and has designed a handful of residential projects in the city.
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The tower is scheduled for completion in 2019, with residences currently for sale. It is the latest in a slew of proposed New York skyscrapers with more decorative facades than those recently completed with fully glazed exteriors.
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Examples include DDG's grey-brick Upper East Side tower, and CentraRuddy's filigree-patterned skyscraper and David Adjaye's 61-storey proposal for Lower Manhattan.
Renderings are by The Neighbourhood.