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Originally Posted by manchester united
What will be the height of the hotel ?
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Don't know. It will have about 200 rooms. We'll get the exact details and figures when the project goes through public review. The designs will likely be refined
before any conscruttion begins, but from the previous page, here's SHOP's take on it...
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http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/47023
SHoP Architects with Lee Weintraub Landscape Architects designed the $230 million mixed-use outlet mall-entertainment-hotel complex at Harbor Commons
to relate to the surrounding Staten Island community while still providing a monumental presence on the waterfront and ferry landing. “At SHoP, we like taking
typilogies traditionally considered suburban or car-dominated and turning them inside out, making them urban in their experience” said Vishaan Chakrabarti,
principal at SHoP. “It’s not a mall in the traditional sense.”
A series of undulating ribbon-like green roof structures are arrayed at Harbor Commons that define three open-air pedestrian corridors through the site. Each ribbon
is punctuated by grids skylights where north-south passages connect the corridors. “It’s about organizing pedestrian corridors,” said Chakrabarti. “We looked to
create a contemporary version of an Italian hill town. The great hill towns have interesting spines.” Floor plates gradually shift as the site negotiates a 25-foot
grade change. Facade treatments and materials are still being determined, but will reflect the industrial waterfront site.
Chakrabarti said SHoP is exploring a signage and art program that will enliven the waterfront facade. “As day turns to night, the ribbon’s presence on the waterfront
is elevated as they start to glow.” Chakrabarti said. Whatever the final design, however, it “needs to be respectful of the waterfront.”
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A closer up crop of some of the renderings...
