Uptown Flatiron

1 W 60th St, at Broadway and Columbus Circle, presents a robust, expressionist, streamlined form to one of New York City's most iconic public spaces. It finds its place in the city's fabric with attention to old-world craft and a dramatic, urban form that recalls the heroic character of the Flatiron Building. It is conceived of as an Uptown Flatiron for the 21st century. INC’s latest New York City skyline addition is marked by a grand gesture and exquisitely considered details. The structure’s powerful profile was rendered with meticulous attention to material, detail, and proportion to evoke a softly modern and classically iconic form. Broadway became the first source of inspiration…the oldest north-south thoroughfare in New York City, Broadway, began as the Wickquasgeck trail before Europeans’ arrival. Its diagonal traverse across the island has left New York City with some remarkable triangular and trapezoidal buildings, the most famous being the Flatiron Building. The architectural and interior detailing of 1 W 60th St supports the softening of the sharp corners of the building’s design. Hand laid bricks in algorithmic rotation constitute the building's base. Materials throughout were selected for their soft tactility and depth. INC specified a wire-cut, warm charcoal-colored Norman brick with a velvet finish and weathered mortar joints as the primary facade material. The interior completes the warm and inviting atmosphere, incorporating cerused white oak, raw linen, silver pewter metals, satin concrete plaster, lush wool mohair, and low-luster concrete floors.

From

2019 to 2024

Location

Broadway, New York NY

Project Team

Adam Rolston, Anthony Botezatu, Billy Abramenko, Chih-Kai Chan, Drew Stuart, Isabelle Sichler, Jay Sheth, Joseph M Giampietro, Louisa B Revitte, Marissa N Zane, Neil Shah, Vivica L Heidenreich, and William R Keidel

Services

Interiors, FF&E, Architecture, and Exterior Design

Certified as

LEED

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