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Hearst Tower

The Hearst Tower in New York City was designed by Foster + Partners between 2000-2006. The design board was led by Norman Foster and aimed to create an inspirational environment through sustainable design that combined modern advances with vernacular techniques. The tower meets high environmental standards and creatively blends old and new through its distinctive diagrid structural facade. Its irregular shape generates personality within the context of the site while connecting the existing lobby building to new office floors above.

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Hearst Tower

The Hearst Tower in New York City was designed by Foster + Partners between 2000-2006. The design board was led by Norman Foster and aimed to create an inspirational environment through sustainable design that combined modern advances with vernacular techniques. The tower meets high environmental standards and creatively blends old and new through its distinctive diagrid structural facade. Its irregular shape generates personality within the context of the site while connecting the existing lobby building to new office floors above.

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HEARST TOWER

New York, USA 2000-2006


1.
• Firms name:
Foster + Partners
• Members:
Norman Foster + Senior and Young partners
• Type of the firm that develop the design:
Foster+Partners: “From the beginning, we have pioneered a sustainable approach to design. Our
approach is sensitive to location and culture, often combining the latest advances in building
technology with techniques drawn from vernacular tradition; and we harness the skills,
enthusiasm and knowledge of integrated design teams, clients and communities to create
inspirational environments”

Design Board:
- Norman Foster
- David Nelson
- Stefan Behling
- Spencer de Grey
- Armstrong Yakubu
- Mouzhan Majidi
2.
• Actors involved in the design process
The Board Design is representing the company in
the project design , however there may be
mentioned the following contributors .

-Collaborating Architect: Adamson Associates


-Structural Engineer: The Cantor Seinuk Group
-Quantity Surveyor: Turner Construction
-M+E Engineer: Flack & Kurtz
-Lighting Engineer: George Sexton and Associates

Additional Consultants: Higgins and Quasbarthm,


VDA, Cerami, Ira Beer Assocates, Steven Winter
Asssociates, Tishman Speyer Properties, Turner
Construction
3.
• Main objectives and project requirements
- The challenge in designing such a tower at seventy years remove was to establish a creative
dialogue between old and new.
- Had to meet the highest environmental requirements that would become a feature of the Hearts
Company.

• Schematic design process

CONCEPTS:
✓ LIGHTNESS
✓ CONNEXION
✓ LIGHT
✓ HEIGHT
✓ SUSTAINABILITY
• Schematic design process

Representation:
• The structural outline called "diagrid" (diagonal Grid) refers to a diamond for the
forms that are created and as they are related.
• Schematic design process

ELEMENTS OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGN A rectangular prism with


irregular edges, it is considered
The
in the main volume
crossings
between
lines form
points,
adding a
concentric
effect
Structure that
is part of the
formal design
represented
by lines.
3.
• Relation between the building with the site

The break-up of the


shape of the
building with its
context, with
intention, has
generated to be
attributed to the
Hearst Tower some
personality and
presence, despite
not having a great
height.
3.
• Relation between the function with the form

New building (offices)


Style:

Function: The new tower had made it


possible to collect all the business
and employees of the Hearst society
in a single space.

Existing Building
(lobby)
Style:
Each floor is divided according to the
type of advertising that the company
manages
4.
Conclusions. Analyse if the building accomplish the main

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