NEW YORK | 150 Greenwich St. | 977 FT / 297 M | 72 FLOORS

M II A II R II K · #1 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 3:16 PM**

Mr. Maki’s Tower 4 at 150 Greenwich Street, between Cortlandt and Liberty Streets, is the most understated of the lot, with a sheer curtain wall. The 61-story tower rises for most of its height as a parallelogram and then, nearly 700 feet in the sky, it becomes a trapezoid, reaching an overall height of 946 feet, with no antennas. The upper part of the facade inclines toward the towers to the north and is meant as a unifying gesture.

Jularc · #2 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 4:32 PM**

sfcity1 · #3 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 5:02 PM**

This one is pretty good, but I don't like it nearly as good as the others. The best part about this building is that it blocks out the one liberty plaza eyesore, and that says alot.

Kngkyle · #4 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 5:21 PM**

Extremely sub-par for the WTC complex.

BrandonJXN · #5 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 7:25 PM**

Such a underrated building. NYguy posted these pics:

STERNyc · #6 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 7:27 PM**

A big, boring box!

Scruffy · #7 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 7:44 PM**

yeah but do you realize how fning huge this tower is. This tower looks like it could eat the new goldman sachs tower and still have room left over. check out how it dominates liberty plaza who is in itself very girthy

STERNyc · #8 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 7:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Scruffy

yeah but do you realize how fning huge this tower is. This tower looks like it could eat the new goldman sachs tower and still have room left over. check out how it dominates liberty plaza who is in itself very girthy

All the more reason why greater thought and effort should have been put into the design.

Dac150 · #9 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by STERNyc

All the more reason why greater thought and effort should have been put into the design.

Well maybe by keeping the building plain will expose the sheer size more. If you add alot of detail that could take the focus of the magnitude. To me thats what the Twins stood for "simple and plain, but elegant and huge". Maybe thats what this tower is representing. May sound like boul shit, but that's the vibe I get when looking at this tower.

Stratosphere · #10 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 8:01 PM**

An extremly bland and boring box. I'm stunned by the architect's lack of creativity and sense of style.

KevinFromTexas · #11 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 8:12 PM**

It's ok, I wish it had a little more zing to it. Compared to the other towers it's boring and seems out of place.

Stephenapolis · #12 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 9:14 PM**

This tower would be criticized in just about every city on Earth. So it seems right for it to be criticized in NYC. It is not a terrible design, just a very bland one.

TREPYE · #13 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

Such a underrated building. NYguy posted these pics:

The worst 950 foot tower I have ever seen....how BORING.

Thskyscraper · #14 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 9:38 PM**

It may not be the best of the New WTC complex, but it's not terrible either. I like it.

CoolCzech · #15 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 9:41 PM**

In fact, this design is quite elegant and harmoniously proportioned. The quality of the facade will make or break this tower, and I predict that the Japanese penchant for extreme quality in the details will produce what might well turn out to be, artistically, the most admirable tower in the entire WTC.

In comparison, Rogers's tower seems overly detailed and desperate for novelty.

H-man · #16 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 10:12 PM**

i like the blandness of this tower it has a quiet elegance, i think anymore "look at me" towers would have overwhelmed the site

CGII · #17 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 11:07 PM**

I have a feeling that this will be one of the more interesting of the WTC towers for its simplicity, proportions and its detail. I think you're all cutting it a bit too much scorn.

JMGarcia · #18 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 11:11 PM**

As CoolCzech says, the detailing and facade materials will make or break it.

Its nice to see a building that's not too intricate or showy in its massing at the site. It fits better with the FT than either of the other 2 designs do IMO.

BrandonJXN · #19 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 11:11 PM**

^I agree. Compared to Tower 3, this has a much more regal and classy design.

Aleks · #20 Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 11:13 PM**

i dont like it and in my opinion i dojnt think it fits in with the rest of the complex
they need to redesign this tower again in my opinion
way 2 fat!!!