July 2020 - Bjarke Ingels Group’s VIA 57 West project is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise, combining the advantages of both the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building with the airiness and expansive views of a skyscraper.
By keeping three corners of the block low and lifting the northeast corner up toward its 450-foot peak, the courtyard opens toward the Hudson River, bringing low western sun deep into the block. The form of the building shifts depending on one’s vantage point. While appearing like a pyramid from the West Side Highway, it turns into a dramatic glass spire from West 58th Street. VIA 57 West features over 515,200 square feet of facade, including a 110,000-square-foot double-curved stainless steel slope wall and 2,200 square feet of aluminum panels.
