

Photographs have been launched of a pair of skyscrapers designed by native studio Selldorf Architects on the Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment web site on the East River waterfront in Brooklyn, NewYork.
Positioned within the Domino improvement in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighbourhood, the dual skyscrapers known as One Domino Sq. have almost reached their full top of 550 and 450 toes (168 and 137 metres).

The skyscrapers rise from a single podium that’s clad in granite with acid-etched glass spandrels. The granite varieties columns rise from road stage giving the bottom a definite look and distinction with the iridescent porcelain tile that can clad the rest of the skyscrapers’ facade.
The buildings can be Selldorf Architects’ first accomplished residential skyscrapers. Studio founder Annabelle Selldorf stated that her studio used ideas from its different residential tasks for the tower.

“We convey the identical ideas of design to an eight-storey or 20-storey or 50-storey constructing,” stated Selldorf.
“We’re inquisitive about designing buildings which are lovely and comfy locations to reside in however that additionally contribute to the city material and the general high quality of life within the metropolis.”
One Domino Sq. will comprise 700,000 sq. toes (65,032 sq. metres) of usable house. Wedged between the 2 staggered towers can be a raised space with outside facilities together with a swimming pool.
To take care of the opportunity of flooding, the bottom ground has been elevated and there’s no basement house on the positioning.
“Minimal below-grade scope dramatically reduces carbon footprint,” added Selldorf.
“It reduces the usage of concrete and excavation; it’s uncommon for this measurement of tower constructing to not have any cellar ranges.”

The buildings are a part of the Domino Sugar Manufacturing facility masterplan, an 11-acre advanced masterplanned by SHoP Architects and developed by Two Timber Administration.
Panorama structure studio James Nook Discipline Operations (JCFO) designed Domino Park alongside the riverfront.
JCFO is within the technique of designing one other outside space, Domino Sq., between the Selldorf towers and the forthcoming redevelopment of the historic Domino Sugar Refinery by Observe for Structure and Urbanism (PAU).
Buildings by CookFox Architects and one other by SHoP Architects have already been accomplished on the positioning.
“Domino Park is an excellent fertile floor for a sequence of latest buildings and one superb previous constructing, the Refinery, that learn virtually as a necklace of charms on the skyline,” stated Selldorf.
“Every one stands by itself like solitaires however come collectively to border the Park.”
German-born architect Annabelle Selldorf based her agency in 1988. Different forthcoming tasks by the studio embrace a revamp of the Sainsbury Wing at London’s Nationwide Gallery and an addition to the Artwork Gallery of Ontario.
The images is by Nicholas Venezia. Renderings courtesy of Two Timber Administration.