{"id":10621,"date":"2016-03-02T10:26:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/travel\/living-inside-new-york-by-gehry-residential-tower\/"},"modified":"2016-03-02T10:26:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:26:25","slug":"living-inside-new-york-by-gehry-residential-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/travel\/living-inside-new-york-by-gehry-residential-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Living inside New York by Gehry Residential Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/p>\n New\u00a0York by Gehry \u2013 the first residential tower designed in New York City by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry<\/a> \u2013 has redefined the skyline of Lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n The skyscraper is located a few blocks from Ground Zero, and near important historic structures such as City Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Woolworth Building. The 76-storey high-rise offers dramatic living spaces, unsurpassed amenities and unobstructed 360-degree panoramic views from its 899 residences.<\/p>\n The tower\u2019s skin is more characteristically Gehry, clad in 18-gauge stainless steel that ripples among the upper volumes as they step back.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In an earlier statement, the architect cited, as inspiration, the drapery in marble sculptures by17th-century Baroque artist Gianlorenzo Bernini.<\/p>\n The building\u2019s folded surface, mapped by proprietary Gehry Technologies software called Digital Project, also impacts the interior experience.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Each of the tower\u2019s floors is configured differently, yielding unique shapes for all 899 market-rate apartments<\/a>. Most notably, residents can enjoy bay windows where the stainless steel \u201cbubbles out.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Residents have exclusive access to a 24-hour doorman, complete concierge services, and indoor and outdoor health, wellness, social, and entertainment amenity spaces.\u00a0Many of these exceptional spaces can be reserved for residents\u2019 events.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A broad range of amenities are offered to the residents such as grilling terrace with cabanas, sky-lit 50ft pool, fitness center with views of Brooklyn Bridge, spa, games room, library, Yoga and Pilates studio.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In addition to the apartment units, Beekman Tower contains a public school for 630 students designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects.<\/p>\n The 100,000-square-foot facility, along with a 21,000-square-foot medical center, is located in the building\u2019s six-story podium.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Lining the east and west sides of the building are outdoor plazas, measuring 3,5000 square feet and 11,500 square feet, respectively.<\/p>\n Designed by Field Operations and Piet Oudolf, the public spaces feature illuminated planters, water fountains, and vine-covered sculptural elements that evoke Gehry\u2019s architecture.<\/p>\n Sources:\u00a0Propgoluxury<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0construction.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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