Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Studio Gang
PHOTOS
Tom Harris (4), Nic Lehoux (3), Studio Gang (3), Timothy Schenck (1)
YEAR
2019
LOCATION
New York, NY, United States
TYPE
Commercial › Office
Sculpted by the angles of the sun, Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave) explores how shaping architecture in response to solar access and other site-specific criteria can expand its potential to have a positive impact on its environment.
Located at the edge of Manhattan between the High Line park and the Hudson River, the building takes its unique form from the geometric relationships between the allowable envelope and the sun’s path.
In addition to producing a faceted, gem-like facade, this integrated response allows the building to benefit the important public green space of the High Line—privileging light, fresh air, and river views to the public park—while also becoming a new iconic silhouette on the New York skyline.
The design advances Studio Gang’s “solar carving” strategy for enhancing connectivity in tall buildings. Developed through the Studio’s ongoing tall building research, solar carving involves using incident angles of the sun’s rays to sculpt a building’s form.
The glazing system has been geometrically optimized into a pattern of three-dimensional facets that articulate the carved sections of the tower.
The curtain wall unit is composed of a central diamond-shaped panel tilting downward, surrounded by four triangular pieces that are perpendicular to the slab to achieve standard stack joints.
The carved curtain wall not only blocks sun glare and heat gain but also creates dynamic corner workspaces. The facade will feature high-performance glass with low reflectivity..
CREDITS
-Arup - structural engineer, facade consultant, and acoustical consultant, daylighting consultant -Fisher Marantz Stone - lighting consultant -Sullivan Group - BPP consultant -Lerch Bates - facade access consultant
-Joseph Neto and Associates/Lerch Bates - vertical transportation consultant -GEA Consulting Engineers - MEP/FP, sustainability consultant, and IT and security consultant -RA Consultants - geotechnical engineer -HarPar Engineering - OER consultant -HMWhite - landscape architect
