Thomas Heatherwick explains his desire for the recently opened Vessel, at the Hudson Yards development, to become a unique public destination in this video.
Designed by his London practice Heatherwick Studio, the giant honeycomb-like sculpture that comprises a mile of publicly accessible walkways.
Temporarily called Vessel, the viewpoint forms the centrepiece of the new Hudson Yards development in New York, positioned above active railway lines in the West Side neighbourhood.
Vessel is the centrepiece of Hudson Yards in New York
"I hope this will be a fresh moment," said Heatherwick in the video.
"For us it was interesting that there was this level of serious interest by the people making this new quarter in New York to try to make something that would not be a duplication of somewhere else, and would offer something that was hopefully unique to people," he continued. The structure comprises a mile of publicly accessible walkways
Heatherwick Studio designed the Escher-like lattice of staircases to encourage public interaction and bring people together, rather than creating an object purely to be looked at.

"Our ambition from very early on was about intensity, socialisation, and making a heart to Hudson Yards, but not in a passive way," explained the studio's partner, Stuart Wood.
"Could you make something amazing that people can touch and use, instead of things they just look at and clap their hands and admire"" Heatherwick a...