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World Trade Center Station. The architecture is almost dizzying here. This is the view from the middle of the building, with me flat on my back.
The new world Trade Center Transportation Hub. This incredible transportation hub was designed by famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
It is intended to resemble a bird flying from the hands of a child to bring a sense of hope to the site of a tragedy.
Oculus Tower, this rather large, hollow circular structure built of concrete sits in the middle of a large industrial site surrounded by lots of other abandoned buildings. Sadly we didn’t have the time spare on our itinerary to check out the other buildings so instead we focused on this impressive tower structure. I’m not exactly sure what it used to be but I believe it was a Chemical factory.
More photos and full report on my website: www.proj3ctm4yh3m.com/urbex/2016/03/30/urbex-oculus-tower...
Interior of the Oculus Transportation Hub - a large open space, column free with ribbed sides and ceiling letting a lot of natural light. Ever since I saw photos of the Oculus, it was at the top of my list of buildings to visit in New York. I wasn't disappointed.
What I've been working on for the past few months or so. With the help of my fantastic team at Merlin Magic Making we recreated Santiago Calatrava's "Oculus" World Trade Center Transportation Hub for #minilandnyc
Image of the roof structure inside the Brooklyn transport hub, which forms part of the new World Trade Center complex. Part of the design brief was to build something that goes above and beyond anything else; I'll let you decide that one.
As always, thank you for looking and I hope you like my work
Oculus is a multi-function building in New York City, it's a shopping mall, subway station and connects to the 9/11 Memorial. Each of the ribs weigh ~56 tons. I shot this looking up one of the ribs with the ribs extending off into open space above me. The right hand side reflection is from the windows of the building.
The contoversial Oculus stands in the location of the World Trade Center's subway station. Cost overruns aside, it is an impressive piece of artwork. Inside there are loads of shops and trains.
The most interesting aspect of the Oculus are the ribs which gives the structure its unique shape.
From 911Memorial visit website:
911groundzero.com/blog/world-trade-center-oculus/
The Oculus was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. He intended it to resemble a dove leaving a child’s hands. You can see it in the tall, crossed steel columns that make up the exterior. Together, this series of columns forms a pair of 350-foot wings.
From Wikipedia:
The $4 billion Oculus station house, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, consists of white ribs that interlock high above the ground. The interior of the station house contains two underground floors, which house part of the Westfield World Trade Center mall. The transportation hub connects the various modes of transportation in Lower Manhattan, from the Fulton Center in the east to the Battery Park City Ferry Terminal in the west, and includes connections to various New York City Subway stations. It is the fifth-busiest transportation hub in the New York metropolitan area. The new station has received mixed reviews: although the hub has been praised for its design, it has also been criticized for its high costs and extended delays.