{"id":232503,"date":"2017-08-04T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=232503"},"modified":"2021-12-15T07:56:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:56:20","slug":"zaha-hadid-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/zaha-hadid-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour the Zaha Hadid Building That Rises over the High Line"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zaha Hadid<\/a>‘s staggered design of 520 West 28th Street, seen here from the High Line park, allows for a variety of views of New York City, the Hudson River and New Jersey’s Gold Coast. Rendering by Hayes Davidson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Manhattan\u2019s only residential building designed by the late Dame <\/a><\/span>Zaha Hadid<\/span><\/a>, the Pritzker Prize\u2013winning architect, will soon open in West Chelsea. Long intrigued by the neighborhood, Hadid drew inspiration from its many art galleries and the High Line, the elevated park that transformed a disused railway line into an urban oasis, which the structure overlooks.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to a 75-foot swimming pool, a private IMAX theater, an outdoor sculpture deck and automated valet parking, the 39-unit ultra-luxury building features Hadid\u2019s signature curves. The hand-rubbed-metal facade describes a fluid line that rises from the ground and loops skyward, forming a chevron pattern.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lobby of 520 West 28th Street. Rendering by Hayes Davidson<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cOne of the foundations of our work is the seamless connectivity between building and landscape,\u201d says Ed Gaskin, senior associate at Zaha Hadid Architects. \u201cFor 520 West 28th, this is an urban landscape. The fluidity of the building\u2019s handcrafted facade deliberately frames different views from each apartment along the High Line, to the Empire State and towards the Hudson River.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Hadid died unexpectedly before the building was completed<\/a>, this unique residence bears her innovative stamp throughout. \u201cThe project was fully designed inside and out and was well under construction at the time of her sudden passing,\u201d says Greg Gushee of the Related Companies, the developer of the building. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer Post<\/span><\/a> and West Chin<\/a>, each of whom is both architect and designer, staged model apartments in the new complex. Post says: \u201cI wanted to be respectful of the vision that Zaha had for the building with her signature curves and fluid lines and of course to respect the centerpiece of the space \u2014 its spectacular views of the city.\u201d
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Click through the slideshow below to see the model interiors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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