Grimshaw Architects

Fulton Center

Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing

FULTON CENTER

Grimshaw

ARCHITECTS
Grimshaw

PRIME CONSULTANT AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Arup

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
Grimshaw

MANUFACTURERS
Vitro®, Construction Specialties

MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT
Arup

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Arup

CONSULTANTS
James Carpenter Design Associates, Sky Reflector-net Artwork

M & E CONSULTANT
Arup

PRIME CONSULTANT
Arup

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Vj Associates

DESIGN TEAM
Primary Headhouse Building At The Corner Of Broadway And Fulton

CONSULTANT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Pb-bovis Lend Lease

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Plaza Schiavone Joint Venture

COLLABORATION
Hdr, Page Cowley

TOTAL BUILDING COST (TOTAL AND SQUARE FOOT)
$1.4B

AREA
190000 Ft²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
New York, United States

CATAGORY
Transportation Hub, Shopping Centers

Text description provided by architect.

Situated in the heart of Lower Manhattan, the Fulton Center is designed to be a catalyst for the redevelopment of the area.

Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing
Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing

The dynamic transport environment is a vital link to this commercial center and its growing residential sector, streamlining connectivity between nine MTA New York City Transit subway lines (2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, J, Z and R) while enhancing the user experience for 300,000 daily transit passengers.

The Fulton Center is organised around a large-scale atrium contained within an elegant, transparent façade. 

Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing
Fulton Center
© Halley Tsai / Grimshaw

Tapered steel columns draw inspiration from the historic neighborhood’s cast-iron buildings and complement the integration and restoration of the adjacent Corbin Building.

Carefully aligned entrances and exits allow the streetscape to permeate the building, defining clear and efficient pathways to all trains. 

Once beyond fare control and underground, passengers will encounter brighter, widened passageways with clear signage connecting the complex array of platforms.

Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing
Fulton Center
© Halley Tsai / Grimshaw
Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing

The transit hub’s atrium ascends to 120 feet and is topped by a conical dome centered on the concourse below.

The central architectural concept of redirecting natural light deep into the transit environment culminates in the design of the dome’s interior and a new integrated artwork titled Sky Reflector-Net, a collaboration between Grimshaw Architects, Arup and James Carpenter Design Associates, with preliminary form-finding by Schlaich Bergermann und Partner, commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and MTA Capital Construction Company.

Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing
Fulton Center
Courtesy of James Ewing

Both a neighbourhood asset and regional interchange, the Fulton Center fulfills a significant civic role as a gateway to and from Lower Manhattan. Commuters and visitors alike arrive and depart through a memorable, contemporary urban transit center that celebrates the city’s history while looking forward to its optimistic future.


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