Construction has begun on a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan by local firm C3D Architecture that was designed with a bulbous facade that have a "striking visual effect".
Located between the Empire State Building and Bryant Park, 989 6th Avenue is set to rise 73 storeys at 790 feet tall (240 metres) and contain residential and commercial spaces.
C3D Architecture has broken ground on a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper
Renders of the building show a slim tower with glass facades affixed to a metal spine that travels the length of the building.
Materially, it will consist of "a cast concrete super-structure with glass curtain wall, metal panel and cladding materials", according to C3D Architecture.
It is set to rise 73 storeys Outdoor terraces and spaces will divide each main volume, while curved balconies line the building's northeast corner, as well as both sides of the top portion.
The building's podium will rise to the height of neighbouring Gotham Hall, and feature two bulbous, asymmetrical "conjoined cylindrical volumes", both of which are shown to lean slightly to the side and will be wrapped in glass.
The podium has a facade made of "conjoined cylindrical volumes"
One of the volumes creates a canopy over the ground floor, which is clad in transparent glass.
"The marquee and first floor of the building are designed in a way that inversely reflects the curvature of the podium, creating a striking visual effect [and] drawing attentio...