'Quiet space' included in LI project.At T. Weiss Realty (TWR TWR Tower TWR Trans World Radio (Monte Carlo) TWR Tom Walkinshaw Racing TWR Time-Weighted Return (finance) TWR The Weblog Review TWR Tactical Weather Radar TWR Thomas' Write Rule ), the immediate response to Sept. 11 was to offer temporary office space within its 10 Long Island properties to displaced companies. The long term response has been more reflective, with TWR President Ted Weiss instructing his architects and designers to add a meditation garden or "quiet space" within his current project, The Melville Corporate Center II, an 85,000-SF Class A office complex located at 330 South Service Road (off exit 49 South of the Long Island Expressway), due for November 2002 occupancy. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Weiss, a quiet space is important in today's hustle and bustle of life, and even more so after Sept. 11. "The time to sit and relax, unwind and release the stresses of the day are an important part of maintaining our health," explained Weiss. "We can escape from what is sometimes overwhelming in our daily existence and reconnect...with ourselves and others. This need has intensified since Sept. 11." Plans to rebuild lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. Lower Manhattan is generally defined as the area delineated on the north by Chambers Street, on the west by the Hudson River (North where the Twin Towers stood include recommendations made by feng shui Feng shui Traditional Chinese method of arranging the human and social world in auspicious alignment with the forces of the cosmos, including qi and yin-yang. It was devised during the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220). and other experts on the influences of location, environment and atmosphere to the contentment and productivity of area residents. According to Buddhist concepts, elements of the environment -- earth, water, fire, wind, and space -- are integral components to the function of our bodies and minds, and a harmony with the physical environment improves our mental and spiritual health. At Melville Corporate Center II, T. Weiss Realty is planning 4,000 SF of exterior space with pathways flowing to and away from the building's atrium and 12 central skylights. Benches and four fishponds with carps (heated in winter) will help to create serenity, and an overhead pergola pergola Garden walk or terrace typically formed by two rows of columns or posts roofed with an open framework of beams and cross rafters over which plants are trained. Its purpose is to provide a foundation on which climbing plants can be viewed and to give shade. trellis 1. Trellis - An object-oriented language from the University of Karlsruhe(?) with static type-checking and encapsulation. 2. Trellis - An object-oriented application development system from DEC, based on the Trellis language. (Formerly named Owl). will soften the central area, facing east. The intent is to create an area of calm that is relaxing to the eye. |
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