At this slenderness ratio, a 12-inch ruler standing on end would be slightly more than 1/2 inch wide. New “super-slender” towers in NYC have slenderness ratios up to 1:23.(63.7 meters) on a side, yielding a slenderness ratio of 1:6.5. The original World Trade Center (WTC) north tower (not including antenna) was 1,368 ft.(129.2 x 57 meters), for a slenderness ratio of 1:2.95.
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(381 meters) tall Empire State Building (not including antenna) occupies a full city block site measuring 424 x 187 ft.
New York City’s Skyscraper Museum () defines “slenderness” as the ratio of the width of a building’s base to its height. Both can help make the building more comfortable for its occupants, particularly on the upper floors. Slosh dampers can help absorb vibrations. For example, mass dampers installed on an upper floor can be tuned to move out of phase with wind-induced forces and thereby reduce sway. Damping devices: Devices such as mass dampers (moving weights) and slosh dampers (large tanks of water) are employed to counteract the building’s natural response to external forces.Aerodynamic shaping: Incorporation of shapes and design details that break up the wind flow around a building help reduce wind loads that can cause swaying and vortex shedding that can shake / vibrate a building.Advanced design analysis and simulation: Advances in structural modeling, computing power, and simulation permit a more detailed engineering analysis of the building’s response to static and dynamic loads and optimization of the design for the specified conditions.Materials: Use of higher-strength steel, concrete and composite structures permits lighter / stronger structures than commonly found in earlier generation skyscrapers.This trend is enabled by zoning laws and the following technical factors:
This trend is driven by the very high cost and limited availability of large building sites. Pasquarelli says the building is "uniquely New York." As a New Yorker, I have to say I'd rather live closer to the ground in a diverse neighborhood than 1,000 feet high in the clouds in Midtown, surrounded by the absent millionaires and billionaires who make up so many of the buyers on Billionaires' Row.An architectural trend in New York City (NYC) is the construction of very tall, very slender residential / multi-use towers on small building sites in the heart of the city. Steinway Tower has basically the same draw, only slightly more symmetrical - a fact the developers made sure to emphasize during the press event. The tower's terracotta and bronze exterior does differentiate it from the sleek glassy surfaces of the other new skyscrapers on Billionaires' Row.īut while the skyscraper's facade and super-tall, super-skinny silhouette are certainly unusual, I can't say that my tour of its first condo felt too different from another Billionaires' Row apartment I've visited.Įarlier last year, I toured a full-floor residence at nearby 157 West 57th Street that was listed for $58.5 million and found that the standout feature was the view of the park. "It's the quintessential tower designed and built by New Yorkers," Pasquarelli said. Gregg Pasquarelli, founder of SHoP Architects, which designed the building, said at the press preview that their goal was to create a building that was "uniquely New York and absolutely modern and forward-thinking, but has the DNA of the New York skyscraper embedded in it." Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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