Solar Carve Tower

New York, NY, USA

Photo © Tom Harris

Photo © Timothy Schenck

Photo © Tom Harris

Photo © Timothy Schenck

Photo © Bilyana Dimitrova

Photo © Tom Harris

Architects: Studio Gang

Location: 40 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY, USA
Year: 2019
Client: Aurora Capital Associates, William Gottlieb Real Estate
Structural Engineer, Facade Consultant, and Acoustical Consultant, Daylighting Consultant: Arup
Geotechnical Engineer: RA Consultants
MEP/FP, Sustainability Consultant, and IT and Security Consultant: GEA Consulting Engineers
Expeditor and Code Consultant: Code LLC
Landscape Architect: HMWhite
BPP Consultant: Sullivan Group
OER Consultant: HarPar Engineering
Lighting Consultant: Fisher Marantz Stone
Vertical Transportation Consultant: Joseph Neto and Associates/Lerch Bates
Facade Access Consultant: Lerch Bates
General Contractor: Cauldwell Wingate
Facade Manufacturer: Focchi
Glass Manufacturer: AGC Interpane
Facade Installer: Walsh Glass and Metal

Among the strategies that Studio Gang has developed through its tall building research is “solar carving”: using incident angles of the sun’s rays to sculpt building form. The Solar Carve Tower advances this concept further by exploring how shaping the carve in response to additional site-specific criteria can expand its exciting architectural potential.

Located between Manhattan’s High Line elevated park and the Hudson River, the gem-like façade of Solar Carve is sculpted based on geometric relationships between the building and the sun’s path, as well as the viewshed between the park and the Hudson. This integrated formal response allows the building to benefit the important public green space of the High Line (giving it maximum light, fresh air, and river views) and become a standout marker on the New York skyline.