New York City: Brookfield Place (the WFC - World Financial Center), towers No.3 and No.4
Seen here from the eastern side, the towers of the WFC, range in height from 34 to 51 stories. The setback façades recount the history of the skyscraper. Each tower is divided into five major sections. The platforms have windows punctuating a granite-framed façade, evoking the first masonry skyscrapers. The proportions of stone and glass change at the setbacks. At the second setback the balance of stone and glass is more even, recalling the regularity of Rockefeller Center. The third setback before the attic is more open and glassy, with only the thinnest grid of superimposed granite mullions. At the very top stories, the form of the pure glass cube emerges, like Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's flush glass towers.
Beyond these is the newer 200 West Street, 2010, at 750 feet, now the HQ of Goldman Sachs.
New York City: Brookfield Place (the WFC - World Financial Center), towers No.3 and No.4
Seen here from the eastern side, the towers of the WFC, range in height from 34 to 51 stories. The setback façades recount the history of the skyscraper. Each tower is divided into five major sections. The platforms have windows punctuating a granite-framed façade, evoking the first masonry skyscrapers. The proportions of stone and glass change at the setbacks. At the second setback the balance of stone and glass is more even, recalling the regularity of Rockefeller Center. The third setback before the attic is more open and glassy, with only the thinnest grid of superimposed granite mullions. At the very top stories, the form of the pure glass cube emerges, like Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's flush glass towers.
Beyond these is the newer 200 West Street, 2010, at 750 feet, now the HQ of Goldman Sachs.