Unbuilt proposal for John Jay's expansion (Project #9).
River Center/John Jay College Phase II
~40 stories
Rafael Vinoly Architects
Dev-Joseph Korff
Mixed-Use (Commercial, Education, Mixed Use, Residential )
1.3 million Sq. Ft.
Unbuilt
Rafael Vinoly Architects
River Center (John Jay College Phase II)
New York, New York, 1999
Commercial, Education, Mixed Use, Residential
Unbuilt
130100 sq meters
http://www.rvapc.com/ht/HTProject.as...ssetCat=Images
Since the early 1980s, RVA has been sporadically involved in the revitalization of the far west side of Manhattan between 42nd and 72nd Streets, most notably with the projects for Lincoln West and John Jay College. This proposal for the redevelopment of the remaining area of the block currently dominated by the John Jay building was meant to expand the facilities of the college and provide commercial space beneath an entirely new residential tower.
Although the project never advanced beyond the early stages of programmatic development, preliminary massing studies suggested including three floors of commercial space extending the length of Eleventh Avenues between 58th and 59th Streets. A mixed-income residential tower, of approximately a million square feet, would be located above the commercial space, also on the Eleventh Avenue side. Its higher floors, commanding open views of the Hudson River and the rest of Manhattan, would be reserved for luxury units. A medium-rise building directly to the east of the tower would be connected to the existing John Jay building and would accomodate additional classrooms, offices, and expanded athletic facilities. Its massing was intended to mitigate the transition in scale between the tower to the west and the landmarked 1906 academic building to the east.
Links
http://www.tenant.net/pipermail/hkon...er/000123.html
http://www.tenant.net/pipermail/hkon...il/000145.html
Bookmarks