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Photo by Rocco S. Cetera
Oculus
World Trade Center
Financial District, Lower Manhattan
New York City
March 3, 2016
NYC A ghost town during the covid 19 pandemic
The Oculus
Oculus.
The World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Lower Manhattan was officially opened to the public on 4 March 2016, replacing the PATH train station that was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. It provides access to Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) commuter trains to New Jersey and 11 New York City subway lines.
Adjacent to the Ground Zero memorial is the Hub’s centerpiece, the Oculus, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to resemble a dove taking flight. The structure is formed by softly-curving, white, steel ribs that rise from below the ground to form an elliptical dome over a vast concourse. The structure uses 11,500 tons of structural steel, and free from internal columns the concourse reaches a length of 350 ft and a height of 160 ft.
The transparency of the structure allows light to flood through onto the grey and white marble floors below, and a skylight that runs the length of the Oculus’ spine will open each September 11 to honour the memory of the victims.
The structure was built by Skanska for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who estimate the hub will be used daily by 250,000 commuters.
President and CEO of Skanska USA, Rich Cavallaro said, "Both our Oculus and PATH Hall projects were massively complex engineering and construction projects filled with added challenges — including keeping the No.1 Subway Line operating and removing 200 million gallons of water from the site after Superstorm Sandy. As the Oculus opens for the first time today, we hope New Yorkers enjoy this marvel as much as we did building it."
However, the project has been hit by heavy criticism, both for long delays – construction work began in 2004 – and for becoming the most expensive station in the world, costing the public $3.9bn, $2bn more than originally forecast. The design itself has been compared to a series of giant Nike ‘tick’ logos, and the carcass of a Thanksgiving turkey.
El oculus
El Centro de Transporte del World Trade Center en el Bajo Manhattan se abrió oficialmente al público el 4 de marzo de 2016, reemplazando la estación de tren PATH que fue destruida en los ataques del 11 de septiembre. Proporciona acceso a los trenes de cercanÃas Trans-Hudson (PATH) de la Autoridad Portuaria a Nueva Jersey y 11 lÃneas de metro de la ciudad de Nueva York.
Adyacente al memorial de la Zona Cero se encuentra la pieza central del Hub, el Oculus, diseñado por el arquitecto español Santiago Calatrava para parecerse a una paloma que vuela. La estructura está formada por nervios blancos de acero suavemente curvados que se elevan desde debajo del suelo para formar una cúpula elÃptica sobre un amplio vestÃbulo. La estructura utiliza 11,500 toneladas de acero estructural, y libre de columnas internas, el vestÃbulo alcanza una longitud de 350 pies y una altura de 160 pies.
La transparencia de la estructura permite que la luz penetre en los pisos de mármol gris y blanco que se encuentran debajo, y una claraboya que recorre la longitud de la columna vertebral de Oculus se abrirá cada 11 de septiembre para honrar la memoria de las vÃctimas.
La estructura fue construida por Skanska para la Autoridad Portuaria de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey, quienes estiman que el centro será utilizado diariamente por 250,000 viajeros.
El presidente y CEO de Skanska USA, Rich Cavallaro, dijo: "Nuestros proyectos Oculus y PATH Hall fueron proyectos de ingenierÃa y construcción enormemente complejos llenos de desafÃos adicionales, incluyendo mantener la LÃnea de Metro No.1 en funcionamiento y eliminar 200 millones de galones de agua del sitio después de la Supertormenta Sandy. A medida que el Oculus se abre por primera vez hoy, esperamos que los neoyorquinos disfruten de esta maravilla tanto como nosotros la construimos ".
Sin embargo, el proyecto ha sido golpeado por fuertes crÃticas, tanto por largas demoras (los trabajos de construcción comenzaron en 2004) como por convertirse en la estación más cara del mundo, costando al público $ 3.9 mil millones, $ 2 mil millones más de lo previsto originalmente. El diseño en sà se ha comparado con una serie de logotipos gigantes de Nike 'tick' y la carcasa de un pavo de Acción de Gracias.
The $4 billion Oculus station house consists of white ribs that interlock high above the ground. It was designed to connect 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. The hub contains connections to various New York City Subway stations, including Cortlandt Street on the N, ​R, and ​W trains; World Trade Center on the 2, ​3​, A, ​C, and ​E trains; and a future connection to Cortlandt Street on the 1 train. The Westfield World Trade Center mall is also within the Oculus building. 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.
The station has five tracks, three island platforms and one side platform in a basement four stories underground.:S.10 Platform A, next to tracks 1 and 2, opened as part of the Transportation Hub on February 25, 2014. Platform B between tracks 2 and 3 opened on May 7, 2015. The other two platforms opened on September 8, 2016.
Above the station, there are three mezzanine levels. The top two levels contain shops as part of the Westfield World Trade Center. The first mezzanine level below ground also contains the future Cortlandt Street–Greenwich Street station for the 1 train and a direct entrance to the future northbound platform. A connection to the Cortlandt Street–Church Street station's southbound platform, for the N, ​R, and ​W trains, is located at the far east end of the mezzanine, past the mall's shops. The second mezzanine level contains the entrances to the station, as well as more connections to the subway. The third mezzanine level, located directly above the platform, contains the fare control and access to the platforms.:S.10
Prior to reconstruction, station had a temporary entrance on Church Street, which opened along with the rest of the temporary station in November 2003 With the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site, the entrances and size of the temporary station have changed over time. In 2007, the Church Street entrance was relocated to the south, and the old entrance was closed and demolished. In April 2008, a third and final temporary entrance to the station was located at Vesey Street, facing Greenwich Street and adjacent to 7 World Trade Center. The temporary entrance was a one-story building on the south side of Vesey Street. On March 3, 2016, the permanent PATH station building opened and the temporary entrance was closed.The former temporary entrance was demolished later that year to make way for the Performing Arts Center.
A connection to Brookfield Place opened on October 27, 2013, through a permanent passageway known as the West Concourse.On August 16, 2016, the Westfield World Trade Center entrance opened.
Fulton St to Cortlandt St subway cross-section
The Oculus is the state of the art transportation hub at One WTC. Path train station that caters to New Jersey and New York passengers.
On Thursday, March 4th 2016, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Lower Manhattan officially opened to the public. The hub replaces the PATH train station that was destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which — if you'll recall — was rather a long time ago. Indeed, over 12 years in the making, the new train station is symbol of both governmental waste and architectural excess. Its centerpiece is the Oculus, a mind-boggling glass-and-steel structure designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to look like a dove in flight, but it actually more closely resembles a pair of ragged claws, scuttling across the sands of Lower Manhattan.
Critics have blasted the hub for its massive cost overruns ($4 billion in public money) and lack of anything resembling a traditional train station (ticket machines, clocks, maps). But its existence is significant, if only because the hub represents the type of ambitious open spaces that used to exemplify public transit in the US. Grotesquely expensive, sure. Tough on the eyes, no question. But at least we all get to share in the spectacle.
Source: The Verge
I wanted to capture the entire Oculus rib cage, also glass façade widows across the entire area. I needed a fisheye.
World Trade Centre Plaza, New York - An awesome reflection on the wall of the 9-11 Museum complex. Oculus is the odd, skeleton looking building left of centre. It is part of the connection between the New Jersey PATH transit system and the New York subway systems that intersect at the World Trade Centre complex.
Project 365 // Day 25
Today, I visited what is perhaps the most recognized building in Sacramento – the State Capitol. As soon as you walk in, you are standing directly below this awesome oculus, a classical circular window at the top of the structure.
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