MVRDV's vibrantly stacked Radio Tower and Hotel project tops out
Previously covered by Archinect in November 2018, Winy Mass and the design team at MVRDV worked with developer Youngwoo & Associates to "design an innovative project that accommodates a large volume of program while fitting the surrounding context." Project render (2018). Image courtesy of MVRDVMVRDV's principal and co-founder Winy Mass shares in a statement, "Our intention with Radio Tower & Hotel was to become a part of – to strengthen, even – the character of a neighborhood that is wonderful in its color, diversity, and atmosphere." As the firm's first high rise project located in the US, the stacked volumes of this mixed-use building is also the first of its kind in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood. Color diagram Image © MVRVD Image © Youngwoo & Associates/MVRDV (Nov 2020)"Washington Heights is the fifth largest New York neighborhood with a population of 150,000 inhabitants, a mixed-use building like Radio Tower & Hotel is a first for this neighborhood", Mass cont...
Previously covered by Archinect in November 2018, Winy Mass and the design team at MVRDV worked with developer Youngwoo & Associates to "design an innovative project that accommodates a large volume of program while fitting the surrounding context."
MVRDV's principal and co-founder Winy Mass shares in a statement, "Our intention with Radio Tower & Hotel was to become a part of – to strengthen, even – the character of a neighborhood that is wonderful in its color, diversity, and atmosphere." As the firm's first high rise project located in the US, the stacked volumes of this mixed-use building is also the first of its kind in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood.
"Washington Heights is the fifth largest New York neighborhood with a population of 150,000 inhabitants, a mixed-use building like Radio Tower & Hotel is a first for this neighborhood", Mass cont...
