Solar Carve Tower means not to intrude
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Solar Carve Tower is designed more with daylight hours in mind (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
The shaved-away corners reveal faceted facades (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
Is this a set of 3D-printed prototypes I see before me? (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
The logic of the form (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
The logic of the form (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
Alternative forms explored (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
Alternative forms explored (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
A pre-carved Solar Carve Tower (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
The shape of the tower is designed to minimize obstruction to sunlight reaching the High Line (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
Studio Gang's Solar Carve Tower (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
Article Summary
Studio Gang Architects has unveiled an unusual scheme for a 213-ft (65-meter) tower to be be built directly next to New York's High Line, the elevated park converted from a former rail line. Studio Gang's Solar Carve Tower is named for its unusual tapered design which shaves away corners of an otherwise cuboid tower form. The shape is designed to minimize the tower as an obstruction to direct sunlight en route to the High Line.
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