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Plus occasional updates on Dezeen’s services and breaking news. 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. Structural engineer: GACE Consulting EngineersĮxecutive landscape architect: Twin Landscape & Construction Other projects by Dutch studio Concrete include a 69-storey New Jersey apartment tower that is composed of irregularly stacked blocks and features unusual amenities such as a residency program for scientists and artists. "This statement, made by a senior police officer to a rookie during heavy riots in the 1930s, is said to be the origin of the name Hell's Kitchen," the team said.
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The building's artwork includes an exterior, five-storey mural by artist Rubin415 and a subtle installation behind the concierge design that consists of bricks arranged in Morse Code characters to form the statement: "Hell is a mild climate, this place is Hell's Kitchen". "Garden areas, ivy walls and trees that grow through openings in the pergola provide a green haven on the one hand, and views over one of the world's most iconic urban areas on the other," the team said. Pergolas shade loungers next to the swimming pool On the 12th floor, one finds a swimming pool, barbecue stations and seating areas shaded by pergolas. On the eighth floor, there is a park with a playing turf, dog run and outdoor kitchen. Residents are also offered several opportunities to be outside without leaving the building. A greenhouse-inspired building is located on the ground floor On the ground level, a greenhouse-inspired building is adorned with lounge furniture, bookshelves, a fireplace and a large work table. The building offers a range of amenity spaces, including a double-height gym, a kids' playroom and two hotel-style suites that can be rented for guests. Read: Álvaro Siza completes limestone-clad skyscraper in Manhattan They feature pale oak flooring, sliding glass walls, extensive views and at least one private terrace. The upper-level units – on floors eight to 12 – are meant to feel lighter and airier. On levels one to seven, Concrete created loft-style apartments with metal windows, rough wooden floors and steel sliding doors with textured glass. The upper levels are meant to feel lighter Daylight streams in through tall windows. Upon entering, visitors step into a double-height entry space with terrazzo flooring, brass-coloured curtains and comfy furniture. The entrance is marked by a plaza with seating, greenery and a birch tree, forming a gentle transition between the public street and private building.
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"The unique glass glaze creates a variety of shades and glossiness during the day, resulting in a different read of the building every time one sees it." Levels one to seven includes loft-style apartments with metal windows "Each piece was individually hand-brushed with a subtly reflective, glass glaze before being fired in a centuries-old factory," the team said. The project required a total of 40 different shapes and sizes of brick. Upon entering, visitors step into a double-height entry space Over 260,000 kilograms of debris was used to fabricate the brick. The custom-designed bricks are made of clay from the Netherlands that is combined with construction debris. The upper portion of the building consists of glass boxesĭesigned to reference the area's warehouses, the building's seven-storey base has large, industrial-style windows and special bricks from Dutch company StoneCycling. "This results in a lightweight, transparent and almost cloud-like architecture that reflects the unique experience each of the apartments offers," Concrete said.