NEW YORK | 2 Manhattan West | 950 FT | 60 FLOORS - Page 12

chris08876 · #**221** Posted **May 14, 2021, 9:19 PM**

Credit: FC

Drcastro · #**222** Posted **May 15, 2021, 4:14 PM**

^ Weird what that lens (or some software effect applied later) does to the appearance of 1 MW, and the cars and truck in the lower left.

gttx · #**223** Posted **May 17, 2021, 12:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by pico44

I wonder how many tens of millions of dollars the developers saved by eliminating the lobby cantilever that you see in the other tower. Remember how long it took to create that magnificent inverted cone base? Oh baby, talk about steel porn. And just look at the results! Perhaps the most beautiful skyscraper lobby ever constructed. This one will be beautiful too, even with it’s cheating exterior support beams, but it will forever be tainted by it’s gorgeous neighbor. Kind of like when you’re hanging out with a nine, and a real-life ten walks by, and it actually jars you seeing someone so much more attractive next to this person whom everyone thinks is beautiful. Too bad this building can’t move to Third Avenue. She’d be a star over there. Here she’s the homely sister.

FYI - it wasn't value engineering. The two towers have different positions vis-a-vis the tracks below them, so the structures are customized to reflect those positions. One brings all columns into the core to avoid the rails below, the other pushes the core to the perimeter to achieve the same results.

pico44 · #**224** Posted **May 19, 2021, 4:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by gttx

FYI - it wasn't value engineering. The two towers have different positions vis-a-vis the tracks below them, so the structures are customized to reflect those positions. One brings all columns into the core to avoid the rails below, the other pushes the core to the perimeter to achieve the same results.

Oh, well now I’m embarrassed. I’ve complained about this many times without knowing there was a valid reason behind the design difference. Good to know. Thank you

Zerton · #**225** Posted **May 19, 2021, 3:20 PM**

I like that mechanical vent detail a lot. It reminds me of the exhaust pipes on a luxury car. Celebrating the mechanical aspects rather than hiding them.