How a Slanted Skyscraper Will Share Sunshine With the High Line

When you build a monolithic tower that reaches hundreds of foot up into the sky , it ’s run to cast a shadow . That can be a big problem for those on the ground , if they ’d wish to now and then see the sun . But the designers of a new construction being planned in low Manhattan have figured out a mode around the job : An oddly - shaped buildingthat will not only shed light on resident , but spread it around for neighbors as well .

design byStudio Gang , the “ Solar Carve Tower ” will sit between the Hudson river and New York ’s raise - train - track - now - park , the High Line . The building utilizes a technique the Gang ( unsuprisingly ) calls “ solar carving ” where the structure ’s form is explicity designed to play nice with the particular angles of sunlight that decorate the sphere . The form is base on a close-fitting examination of seasonal Dominicus diagrams around the site , which allowed the designer gauge where they should cut away wedge of structure to allow sun to pass unfettered onto the park .

The ending result is not only a pillar with a bevy of well - lit offices and retail space , but also a heaping helping of redirected sunlight for the High Line — specifically its sundeck orbit . And the curved angles that let that fall out should also afford — or at least not entirely block — a view of the river . Of course it aid that the building ai n’t bad to look at neither . It ’s due to be finished in 2015 . Until then , you ’ll have to get your sun the traditional way — by standing under it . [ Studio GangviaWired ]

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