400 Park Avenue residential tower New York

400 Park avenue south, New York, USA 2002-09. Commission. At the study stage Program: Tower accommodating apartments (436 apartments distributed throughout 40 floors), shops on the ground floor, and access to the subway. Surface area: 40,000 m2 Height: 144 m Client: A+R Kalimian Reality The sculptural tower, placed at the corner of an avenue, is composed of two parts and complemented by a vertical pavilion on each side. The prismatic design of volumes gathers light while optimizing the lengthways views onto the streets. The project extends the facades of the neighboring 1930’s historical buildings, the towers responding to each other in New York’ skyline. 400 Park Avenue Tower architects : Atelier d'architechture Christian de Portzamparc The only New York building by Portzamparc - LVMH Tower photo : Wade Zimmerman New York Skyscrapers