tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post4583793454448086671..comments2024-03-27T06:24:30.922-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: Half Dose #108: Digital Water PavilionJohn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-38488890071292241242012-08-14T03:19:23.477-04:002012-08-14T03:19:23.477-04:00Nice article about Digital Water Pavilion! Once I ...Nice article about Digital Water Pavilion! Once I modeled it in 3D as a personal project. Your images were very helpful as a reference. Thanks!Mariushttp://www.cgtrader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-48653571204004824212012-08-13T16:02:48.294-04:002012-08-13T16:02:48.294-04:00I meant benches. Damn Mac auto-spell!I meant benches. Damn Mac auto-spell!John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-29584106192300959322012-08-13T15:51:22.428-04:002012-08-13T15:51:22.428-04:00Thanks for answer me!!Thanks for answer me!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584406959254739070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-25686343846730918572012-08-08T15:24:44.332-04:002012-08-08T15:24:44.332-04:00yes - the connections at the upper level to the ex...yes - the connections at the upper level to the existing pathways, parks and streets are good, and they reveal themselves gradually as one walks through the area, instead of in grand, or overt way. It makes for a nice series of surprises, kind of like the experience of walking through nearby teardrop park. In general, the planning is well considered and resolved, but this only makes some of the detailing seem too fussy or over designed in comparison, in my opinion - especially the bracing at the ends of the glass wall. This may sound peculiar, but the work strikes me as something that could only have been done by a (second-tier or mid-level) American firm that hasn't done much work with public agencies - I just can't picture German or Japanese architects accepting details that are unresolved like these are here. But perhaps, it also would have been interesting to see what someone like DS+R or SHoP would have done. Anyway, thanks for covering the project!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-19656837579034997552012-08-07T16:50:30.361-04:002012-08-07T16:50:30.361-04:00The section is also important because the top leve...The section is also important because the top level between the towers connects North End Street to the west with the ball fields. One needs only to use the central stair to have direct access on that east-west axis. In that sense, the project also reminds me of another curving project: Santiago Calatrava's <a href="http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/stadelhofen/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Stadelhofen Train Station</a> in Zurich. That project does a great job of connecting low and high levels across the tracks.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-4030485433242200702012-08-07T09:53:27.201-04:002012-08-07T09:53:27.201-04:00nice write of another well thought-out space in Ba...nice write of another well thought-out space in Battery Park City. For me, only visiting this site once, at dusk as a baseball game was underway, the curve seemed to be not as significant as the section. The sequence of spaces from the east to west form a great outdoor room, enclosed by the office towers across the west side the highway, to the flat ballfields, to the lower and upper walkway levels at the base of the residential towers. Being able to stand on the upper level and watch the games on the illuminated fields below (and little league fields at that!) reminds me of the simial effect that can only be had at a professional stadium. The effect of the sweeping curve in enclosing the ballfields could have been done in other ways, a stepped plan, diagonals or an asymmetrical combination of such geometries, the section of tiered viewing platforms is truly unique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-68525441993914257882012-08-06T12:57:15.432-04:002012-08-06T12:57:15.432-04:00Just what you see. I don't have other photos o...Just what you see. I don't have other photos of the fences. Try contacting the architects, as they probably have photos from construction visits.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-27455929949694855702012-08-04T19:57:18.399-04:002012-08-04T19:57:18.399-04:001: The aerial predates construction of the buildin...1: The aerial predates construction of the building, but the the layout of the curve is evident <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/Njjqt" rel="nofollow">here</a>. 2: Thanks!John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-5621283941214018752012-08-04T18:44:09.497-04:002012-08-04T18:44:09.497-04:00By way of preface: I moved out of NYC in 1992. Las...By way of preface: I moved out of NYC in 1992. Last September I took the ferry from Hoboken to The World Financial Center to walk around and see what was happening here. In 1992 this was all just landfill. Comment: A map indicating this glass wall would be really usefuul; from the google map I have no idea where it sits.<br />Comment 2: Great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-2369785113588101432012-08-03T16:18:33.587-04:002012-08-03T16:18:33.587-04:00Hello, my name is Déborah Felinto, I am a brazilia...Hello, my name is Déborah Felinto, I am a brazilian student of Architeture and I liked your blog very much. I'd like to know if you have some photo of these benchs, i wanted to insert them in a project that i'm doing for university. Since now, i thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584406959254739070noreply@blogger.com