SOM "evokes the majesty of the original Penn Station" with Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall in New York
Architecture studio SOM has converted the Beaux-Arts James A Farley Post Office in New York into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall as part of the renovation of Penn Station.
Standing opposite Madison Square Garden on 8th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall opened to passengers on January 1.
The 486,000-square-foot development increases the total concourse space at the largely underground Pennsylvania Station, which is New York's main inter-city interchange and the busiest station in the Western Hemisphere, by 50 per cent.
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall is an expansion of Penn Station. Photo by Lucas Blair Simpson and Aaron Fedor
The expansion of the station occupies the James A Farley Post Office, which was built in 1913 by McKim, Mead & White ? the studio that also designed the original Pennsylvania Station. With its rejuvenation SOM aimed to capture the grandeur of the original above-ground station building that was known for its generous public spaces. The building's demolition in 1963 caused an international outcry and prompted the development of New York's architectural preservation movement.
It stands opposite Madison Square Garden. Photo by Lucas Blair Simpson and Aaron Fedor
"This is an incredibly important moment in the history of New York City," said SOM partner Colin Koop.
"We've designed a place that evokes the majesty of the original Penn Station, all while serving as a practical solution to t...
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