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The Oculus is the main station house of what is now known as the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, a terminal on the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) system. At 800,000 square feet, this space features a mezzanine, retail space, and access to the station's four underground platforms. In addition to this interior, the Oculus is known for its stark white, sculptural entryway. Together, these spaces perfectly balance function and form—one of Calatrava's key concerns when designing the site.(mymodernnet.com)
A collage of images that I took at The Oculus in New York City.
The views are what you see as you look up at the World Trade Center Station
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(PATH_station)
A closer look at the Grand Avenue facing facade of The Broad. The veil's intriguing pattern is broken by an “oculus”.
Los Angeles; October 2022
This is a shot from inside Oculus, New York City - Calatrava's gargantuan shopping centre and WTC hub. This was the first place I visited when I arrived in New York, and this one of the first shots I took. This was a shot taken at night - Its a stitched, with 7 handheld shots in portrait format to try and get the feeling of size and scale of this place. It looks relatively tiny above ground especially in the context of the skyscrapers around - but that belies what is underneath, and its really quite breath taking.
I was torn - I have this shot - but I have another that is empty of people - with some careful stitching and merging from 20 or so shots - but after all the effort of that shot I prefer this with the people wandering - somehow adds to the scale I think
This is the first of my shots from oculus on Flickr - but I have posted a number of detailed shots over on Instagram. You can find me here: www.instagram.com/gilesmcgarry/
Tech details
7 shots in portrait mode
Fuji XT-2
Fuji XF 18-135mm @18.5mm
f7.1
1/60 seconds
ISO 3200
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Looking up in what I think is the most beautiful mall/transportation hub here in the USA... or maybe even the world.
Designed to resemble a white dove taking flight, architect Santiago Calatrava’s superstructure sits atop a transit hub that connects the PATH train to many subway lines. It’s become a destination (and Instagram favorite) in its own right: As commuters hustle through the soaring transit hub, others take their time admiring the space, snapping selfies, and browsing the Westfield World Trade Center mall’s shops and cafés.{www.afar.com/places/the-oculus-new-york)
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Light shines down into the Pantheon through the 27 ft (8.3 m) wide oculus through it's amazing dome. Upon entry, visitors are greeted by an enormous rounded room covered by the dome. The oculus at the top of the dome was never covered, allowing rainfall through the ceiling and onto the floor. Because of this, the interior floor is equipped with drains and has been built with an incline of about 30 cm (12 in) to promote water run off. The interior of the dome was possibly intended to symbolize the arched vault of the heavens.
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The Oculus was designed by famed Spanish architect and structure engineer Santiago Calatrava. The luminous space is intended to resemble “a bird flying from the hands of a child,” bringing a sense of hope to a site of tragedy after 9/11.
This is a second shot from inside Oculus - this time a 7 shot hand held vertical panorama.
This is the second of my shots from oculus on Flickr - but I have posted a number of detailed shots over on Instagram. You can find me here: www.instagram.com/gilesmcgarry/
Tech details
7 shots in landscape mode
Fuji XT-2
Fuji XF 18-135mm @18mm
f7.1
1/60 seconds
ISO 3200
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