FXF Architects to design new Times Square tower.

FXFOWLE Architects, PC, has been selected by SJP Properties to design Eleven Times Square, a new 40-story, 600foot, high-performance commercial and retail tower at the corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue.

Located on one of the most renowned blocks in the world, Eleven Times Square will include over one-million-square-feet of rentable commercial offices and 55,000 s/f of retail space on three levels. The building will also seek LEED Silver Certification from U.S. Green Building Council. "Eleven Times Square will be an extraordinary, environmentally-responsible modern building befitting its marquee location," stated Dan Kaplan, AIA, senior principal at FXFOWLE. "As the cap-stone project of the 42nd Street Development Project, we designed a unique tower that celebrates the western gateway to Times Square and the New 42nd Street entertainment corridor."

The tower's design features a sculptural composition of forms sheathed in combinations of sheer glass curtainwall and unique "silk-glass" spandrel panels. The most dramatic of these forms is an outwardly sloped glass-clad "crystal" crowned with a chiseled profile. Private roof terraces with glass windscreens are included on several of the building setbacks, along with exterior sunshades that animate portions of the southern and western facades to reduce glare and provide thermal comfort.

Commercial office spaces rise from the 3rd floor to the 38th, and are designed to fit the needs of corporate tenants seeking high-performance, Class-A space. Each office floor features column-free corners and contains 9'6" floor-to-ceiling glass and a 5' wide window module, resulting in dramatic open spaces with spectacular views of the Hudson River, Times Square, and midtown Manhattan.

Sophisticated massing of the 38,000 s/f site and detailed surface treatments on the building allow for the balanced character of the tower's uses and features. In keeping with the Times Square streetscape, large-scale signage "spectaculars" are strategically located for highest visibility, including an iconic 40' diameter three-dimensional sign perched above the corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue.