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CassaNY
Building
Completed, 2010
10036
residential / hotel
concrete
145.6 m / 478 ft
45
3
53
166
5
15,815 m² / 170,231 ft²
Proposed
Construction Start
Completed
Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
These are firms that consult on the design of a building's façade. May often be referred to as "Cladding," "Envelope," "Exterior Wall," or "Curtain Wall" Consultant, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Façade Consultant" exclusively.
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Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
These are firms that consult on the design of a building's façade. May often be referred to as "Cladding," "Envelope," "Exterior Wall," or "Curtain Wall" Consultant, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Façade Consultant" exclusively.
Capitalizing on the site constraint of a narrow foot print, the slender obelisk-like profile demarcates its existence boldly. It furthers its uniqueness by cladding clean white metal against the conventional stone of its neighbors. The new building is flanked by two existing mid-rise buildings. Air rights over an adjoining building permitted the tower to reach its full height. Zoning restrictions for the area attempt to maximize the amount of sunlight on the pedestrian level by requiring deeper and deeper setbacks as buildings increase in height. These regulations have been interpreted in a contemporary way in Cassa by introducing an inclined plane with a slope of 88 degrees on the north wall. The structural system consists of a flat plate and reinforced concrete columns with those on West 45th Street sloped to follow the zoning sky exposure plane.
The primary source of cooling in all hotel suites and condominium residences is water-source heat pumps. Separate HVAC units air condition amenity spaces. Prefabricated metal panels with integrated fixed and operable windows provide a fully insulated wall system built in sections spanning floor-to-floor.
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