2015.06.09 17:13
Renderings of BIG-Designed Two World Trade Center Revealed
The earliest stacked-box skyscraper design that I know of is within Arquitectonica's Capital Park West (1983).
In many ways, Arquitectonica can be considered the ur-OMA spinoff. Remember, Spears and Koolhaas worked together just before Arquitectonica (and OMA) was formed. And, while Capital Park West was never executed, they were nonetheless the first architects to get 'delirious New York' type architecture built, well before Koolhaas and Zenghelis themselves.
Thus I now wonder whether BIG's WTC2 will be the first stacked-box skyscraper actually built. I'm trying to think of some other such project(s) that already exists, but I'm drawing a blank--please let me know if there is. I know H&dM's NYC luxury hi-rise currently under construction, but that's a bit more voxelation than stacked-box, and there's, of course, the New Museum, but that's not really a skyscraper.
ps
Arquitectonica's Capital Park West is clearly a decendent of Leonidov's Dom Narkomtjazjprom project.
2015.06.09 17:45
Renderings of BIG-Designed Two World Trade Center Revealed
Although it hasn't been mentioned as such, the cantilever of the stacked boxes is the distinguishing feature of this stacked tower genre. And the precedent for modern skyscraper with stacked cantilever is the PSFS Building.
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2015.06.09 20:44
Renderings of BIG-Designed Two World Trade Center Revealed
This image may look different tomorrow.
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2015.06.10 10:14
Renderings of BIG-Designed Two World Trade Center Revealed
2WTC is an interesting combination of tower sides. The south and west elevations are flat; the north elevation progressively cantilevers out; the east elevation progressively sets back.
2015.06.10 11:27
Renderings of BIG-Designed Two World Trade Center Revealed
Actually the 2WTC design is more extra-ordinary, ie, two ordinaries plus something extra. I just have this feeling 2WTC will be a genuine success.
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