Selldorf's Chelsea tower gives architects pause for thought.200 Eleventh Avenue represents a significant moment in architecture with the synthesis of context, shape, dimension, craft and feeling. Developer YoungWoo & Associates, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control commissioned noted architect Annabelle Selldorf to design a building that is uniquely New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , while pro viding a level of sensitivity, architectural innovation and quality that is rare among new developments. Located in the former industrial area now known as the Chelsea Arts District, 200 Eleventh Avenue was designed in context. While initially inspired by neighboring industrial lofts and organic structural forms, 200 Eleventh Avenue also employs cutting-edge technology, including New York's first En-Suite Sky Garage[TM]. 200 Eleventh Avenue is located on the corner of Eleventh Avenue and West 24th Street in one of the city's most creatively charged and culturally significant neighborhoods--a dynamic community of important contemporary art galleries and an emerging showcase for many leading international architects. 200 Eleventh Avenue demonstrates an extraordinary level of craftsmanship throughout the entire 19-story residence. Selldorf Architects collaborated with Kansas City-based A. Zahner Company The A. Zahner Company[1] is an architectural metal company located in Kansas City, MO. to produce 200 Eleventh Avenue's durable and shimmering shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. stainless steel exterior, expertly formed to exacting customized specifications and resulting in a uniquely functional and sculptural facade. The custom-styled tower at 200 Eleventh Avenue rises from a cast gunmetal gunmetal, a bronze, an alloy of copper, tin, and a small amount of zinc. Although originally used extensively for making guns (from which it received its name), it has been superseded by steel, and it is now chiefly employed in casting machine parts. glazed terra cotta cot·ta n. pl. cot·tae or cot·tas A short surplice. [Medieval Latin, of Germanic origin.] base, which adds tactility and warmth at the building's street level. Merging the two dimensions is a "hanging garden," a vertical mesh screen allowing wisteria wisteria (wĭstēr`ēə) or wistaria (–târ`–), any plant of the genus Wisteria, and other vines to grow along one side of the structure. Selldorf-designed interiors at 200 Eleventh Avenue express unparalleled attention to the needs of modern living. The 16 limited-edition condominiums--12 duplexes and four simplexes--feature double-height ceilings from 16 to 24 feet. A signature of 200 Eleventh Avenue is the En-Suite Sky Garage[TM]--the first and only one of its kind in a New York residential property. An internal elevator system delivers each resident and his/her vehicle to a private garage located immediately adjacent to the home; entering and exiting 200 Eleventh Avenue becomes an entirely exclusive affair. The 300 s/f private garages offer one of the city's most coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. amenities: parking. |
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