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Prime Edition in
a prime spot
T
he Times Square Edition hotel, a new
building in New York City, was designed
to have a ninth-floor terrace and is set
back in keeping with the other properties
on Times Square. The Witkoff Group, which
developed the property, wanted to create
an all-season amenity especially well-suited
for the renowned New Year's Eve parties
surrounding Times Square, as this terrace
overlooks the " ball drop " area.
" Since the FAR [floor area ratio] was
maxed out for the hotel development, " says
Nic Goldsmith, FAIA, lead designer on the
project, " using a demountable steel frame and
membrane cladding to create a 'mid-doors'
strategy allowed for a flexible event space that
could be both heated and cooled. " Goldsmith
says the terrace acts as an outdoor space in
the warm months and an enclosed and heated
space when needed in the cooler months.
A series of posts demark the space and
provide support for cone-shaped fabric
" capitals " that flare upward like umbrellas
to meld with a translucent fabric roof. A
segmented clear skylight cleaves the center
of the roof, and the space is surrounded
by glass walls providing views to the
surrounding buildings on three sides; the
fourth side is the hotel.
" An ePTFE fabric was used for the
umbrella-like elements, and clear ETFE panels
were inserted between them to increase
daylighting and provide skylit dramatic views
overhead, " says Goldsmith. " The sidewalls are
custom glass door enclosures that can open
up on all sides to make an outdoor space, and
the pilasters are clad in the ePTFE fabric to
match the roof. "
PROJECT DATA
CLIENT
The Witkoff Group
DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Nic Goldsmith, FAIA LEED AP, and Erik Smith,
PE, Lightweight Structures Group, SILMAN
BASE BUILDING ARCHITECT
PBDW Architects
FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION
IFS, now Multi Build Solutions
FABRIC
ePTFE (Sefar); ETFE clear (AGC); operable side
glass panels (Spring Valley Corp.)
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