Architect:

Jean Nouvel

Completion:

2009 (nearing completion September 2009)

Description:

This 23-story apartment building curves around the corner from 11th Avenue onto 19th Street, with a glass curtain wall facing the Hudson River to the west and south. The windows and frames are of varying sizes and angles, and are made of glass said to be of differing transparencies, creating a subtle faceted effect as they reflect the light and sky. The curved facade and irregularity of the windows create a very different effect from the strict geometry of Nouvel's 40 Mercer Residences, even though the two buildings use similar materials. Each building adapts to its surroundings, in this case responding to the angle of the West Side Highway, the curves of Frank Geary's IAC InterActiveCorp headquarters building across the street, and the shimmering Hudson River.

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Address:

100 11th Avenue

New York, NY 10011

Map/Directions/Info:

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The building is located at 11th Avenue (also called the West Side Highway) and 19th Street on the west edge of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.

Train: C, E to 23rd Street (at 8th Avenue).

Bus: Need bus info

Car: Need car info

Nearby:

Bohen Foundation

Carlos Miele Flagship Store

DVF Studio Headquarters

Gallery Building

High Line

High Line 519

IAC InterActive Corp HQ

Morimoto NYC

Porter House Condo

Town House

Yohji Yamamoto

Other buildings by architect:

40 Mercer Residences

Arab World Institute

Cartier Foundation