Richard Meier & Partners Unveils Milestone Black-Glass Residential Tower for New York City
Richard Meier & Partners has revealed the design of 685 First Avenue, a new 42-story residential tower to be located just south of the United Nations Headquarters along the East River in Manhattan. The 460-foot-tall building, Meier?s tallest in New York City, will be primarily constructed of black glass and metal panels, marking a surprising departure away from Meier?s signature all-white aesthetic.
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Richard Meier & Partners has revealed the design of 685 First Avenue, a new 42-story residential tower to be located just south of the United Nations Headquarters along the East River in Manhattan. The 460-foot-tall building, Meier?s tallest in New York City, will be primarily constructed of black glass and metal panels, marking a surprising departure away from Meier?s signature all-white aesthetic.
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?We asked ourselves, can formal ideas and the philosophy of lightness and transparency, the interplay of natural light and shadow with forms and spaces, be reinterpreted in the precise opposite ? white being all colors and black the absence of color"? explains Meier. ?Our perspective continues to evolve, but our intuition and intention remain the same ? to make architecture that evokes passion and emotion, lifts the spirit, and is executed perfectly.?
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The building takes a minimalist approach to form, drawing atte...
© bloomimages
Richard Meier & Partners has revealed the design of 685 First Avenue, a new 42-story residential tower to be located just south of the United Nations Headquarters along the East River in Manhattan. The 460-foot-tall building, Meier?s tallest in New York City, will be primarily constructed of black glass and metal panels, marking a surprising departure away from Meier?s signature all-white aesthetic.
© bloomimages
?We asked ourselves, can formal ideas and the philosophy of lightness and transparency, the interplay of natural light and shadow with forms and spaces, be reinterpreted in the precise opposite ? white being all colors and black the absence of color"? explains Meier. ?Our perspective continues to evolve, but our intuition and intention remain the same ? to make architecture that evokes passion and emotion, lifts the spirit, and is executed perfectly.?
© bloomimages
The building takes a minimalist approach to form, drawing atte...
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