Project Description: View of The Slender 111W57th

the architectural intent, leading to a foundations are adjusted around the
successful and unique new icon for the existing Steinway building foundation
New York City skyline (Fig. 1). with the intent of minimizing the amount
of interruption of the existing structure.
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION To address the overturning effect
th
Located on 57 street between from lateral forces, close to 200 Rock
th th th
6 and 7 Avenues, 111 West 57 anchors/tie downs were also placed.
is the latest installment of supertall, The extent of the rock anchors/tie
superslender buildings on “Billionaire’s downs into the rock ranged from 50 ft.
Row” (Fig. 2). The superslender structure (15m) to approximately 80ft. (25m).
has a total of 68 residential floors and
includes 60 condominium apartments, 4. SUPERSTRUCTURE
an indoor lap pool, amenity spaces and 111 West 57th is a reinforced concrete
terraces. By completion, it will stand as a building with 160 ft. (48m) of steel
world-class model of innovative building crown. The gravity system is composed
technologies, luxury, energy efficiency of cast-in-place concrete flat-plate
and environmental sustainability. slabs supported by reinforced concrete
The tower was conceived by X Figure 2 columns and shear walls. The uppermost
Developer JDS Development and View of the slender 111W57th 160ft. (48m) of the tower, the “crown”, is
designed by SHoP Architects. The rising with Central Park in the steel construction consisting of concrete
project combines the original landmarked background on composite metal deck supported
Steinway building designed in 1925 on steel beams. Steel construction is
by Warren & Wetmore, and the new multiple setbacks on the south side of chosen due to limited space and multiple
tower addition. In addition to the new the building creating an elegant profile. setbacks at the crown. Lateral resistance
feather-like slender tower, the project of the steel crown is provided by steel
involved renovating and retrofitting the 3. FOUNDATION SYSTEM braces. The crown is intended to be
landmarked Steinway Building. Design One of the initial challenges of the functional and accommodates various
team envisioned a tower that would project design and construction was mechanical equipments, including a
extend classic 1920 style onto the the foundation. A major challenge was Building Maintenance Unit.
skyline while the other towers nearby the necessity of working around the The tower structure is composed
adapted contemporary approaches. existing Steinway building foundations of a robust concrete core with multiple
The tower’s structure creates floor- combined with the limited footprint outrigger floors and reinforced concrete
to-ceiling windows that offer views of and demands of the new structure. columns. Outriggers are horizontal rigid
Central Park to the north and Midtown The design and construction process systems connecting the main core wall
to the south while eastern and western required intensive coordination within a to the columns. Lateral loads are not
elevations are ornate with distinctive tight schedule. It was helpful however, only resisted by the bending of the core
terracotta and bronze façades.Two that the midtown area of Manhattan has alone, also by the axial tension and
levels of below grade space rise to good quality substrate, with bearing compression of the exterior columns
the surface and soar 95 stories above capacity of 60 tons-per-square-foot. connected to the core. Placing outriggers
street level. The total height of the The foundations of 111 West in the mechanical floors increases the
project is 1428 ft (435 m), including 57thconsist of concrete mat and footing effective depth improves the stiffness of
160 ft. (48m) of steel crown that also foundations with thicknesses ranging the structure. The reinforced concrete
houses the Building Maintenance Unit. from 6 ft. (1.5m) to 13 ft. (4m) founded core wall system acts as the main
As a distinctive feature of the building on a medium to hard (Class 1A to 1B) spine throughout the tower, providing
there are a series of open floors and 60 tons-per-square-foot rock. The new support for gravitational loads as well as
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