This is the first project in the United States, by Moscow-based studio Meganom: a 1001-foot-tall residential tower on Fifth Avenue – a slender, 305-metre residential skyscraper planned for Midtown Manhattan, in the Nomad district near Madison Square Park. The innovative separation of systems allows every apartment column-free panoramic views, and the roof is crowned with a observatory for all residents to share.
"A progressive example of forward-thinking and contemporary design, it will include several 'firsts' in terms of its design and environmental sustainability features," said the team.
Last year New York-based Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly completed the 432 Park Avenue supertall, 425-metre-high 432 Park Avenue in the city.
Description of the project by Meganom
The idea that implicitly moves the project is aeronautics, putting people on viewing platforms – "shelves" in the air, from which the city is seen. As we move upwards, reaching 1,001 feet, we are moving vertically into space. The spatial scheme attaches floors to a backbone, which maintains and sustains the modules. The floors are structurally supported by the core and two walls, stretching parallel to Fifth Avenue, along the long axis of the Island.
The core is pushed out and isolated, while serving the residences and housing all the engineering and logistics. The spine is separate from the body in order to achieve the unobstructed volume of the apartments and providing the ability to keep the open spaces inside the residences with panoramic views. The optimal apartment plan with clear span and without vertical communications has been defined for the residence. The interiors become clean, flexible and open.
An apartment is always keeping the potential of the void. It is a shelter, experience of a room above the city. It is a void with high ceilings, constrained by two walls and two panoramic window walls. The view and its perspective reveal all of Manhattan: a 180-degree view in Northern and Southern directions.
The rooftop open room can be reserved for private events by the residents and becomes a unique amenity, with a striking view atop the skyscraper.
