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JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group bought the building in 2013, and now they’re looking to the future. Steinway Tower has a long history as the former location of Steinway Hall, constructed in 1924. About 200 rock anchors descend at most 100 feet into the underlying bedrock to provide a deep foundation. And while the exterior has the de rigueur reflective glass, it also includes a textured terracotta and bronze facade that creates wind turbulence to slow the acceleration of the building, Pasquarelli said. To prevent the tower from swaying too far, the architects created a counterbalance with tuned steel plates. “If it’s too stiff, it’s actually more dangerous - it has to have flexibility in it.” “Every skyscraper has to move,” Pasquarelli said. įor more details, please see our privacy notice.Steinway Tower is so skinny at the top that whenever the wind ramps up, the luxury homes on the upper floors sway around by a few feet. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email, or by emailing us at. We will never give your details to anyone else without your consent. We will only use your email address to send you the newsletters you have requested. News from Dezeen Events Guide, a listings guide covering the leading design-related events taking place around the world. News about our Dezeen Awards programme, including entry deadlines and announcements. Dezeen Jobsĭaily updates on the latest design and architecture vacancies advertised on Dezeen Jobs. Dezeen DailyĪ daily newsletter containing the latest stories from Dezeen. Plus occasional updates on Dezeen’s services and breaking news. Sent every Tuesday and containing a selection of the most important news highlights. Sent every Thursday and featuring a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. Our most popular newsletter, formerly known as Dezeen Weekly. The renders are courtesy of Handel Architects. US studio Handel Architects previously completed a pair of residential towers alongside the historic Manhattan cathedral in New York and a Jersey City skyscraper with gridded white facades. The taller tower will be the third highest building in LA These junctures will accentuate the slight slope of the tower and provide space for massive covered terraces.Ī parapet where the louvres expand past the top of the building will create a crown at the apex of the structure. The larger tower will be slightly sloped on one side and the facade is broken up by open areas where the exposed beams can be seen again. The buildings' massive steel support beams are exposed at street levelįloor plates will extend out where the edge of the structure meets the entry park, creating fins that provide extra shade for the dwellings below. The shorter of the two towers has a 'lozenge' shape and a height that the architecture studio called 'transitional', in that it ties the height of the buildings around it into the larger tower. Read: Six supertall skyscrapers planned for North American citiesĪccording to Handel, the interaction of the balconies with the louvres 'further articulates the tower and adds a sense of verticality and creates what we think is a handsome composition'.

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In the higher sections of the towers, the louvre patterns remain in a series of curtain-wall panels that also provide sun shading while emphasizing the height of the tower.īreaks in the curtain wall provide increased depth for the balconies. Vertical louvres will shade the towers' from the sun Closer to the ground, around the podium, the louvres will be spaced close together and reflect a more 'organic' material palette, though the specific materials for the facade haven't been set, according to Handel. Where the towers meet the podium, massive steel support beams will be exposed down to street level.Ī series of vertical louvres will operate as sun shades along the facades. The towers are connected via an open-air public space across multiple levels 'Over 56,000 square feet of open space on all these different levels create almost a modern interpretation of an Italian hill town,' said Handel. The terrace's sculptural concrete massing will terminate at California Plaza, an existing park that Angels Landing expands and integrates into the outdoor public space. The towers will rest on a podium that holds the entrances to the hotel and retail and extends outside connecting the two towers with an open-air public space that terraces up between the building, connecting the different elements. It will also integrate Angel's Flight – a trolley originally built in 1901Īccording to Handel Architects founder Gary Handel, the structure will be a sort of 'wayfinder' that uses the high visibility on the skyline to indicate the location of the public space at the base.

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