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\"OMA<\/a>
OMA has designed two residential towers in Brooklyn, New York, that simultaneously lean into and away from one another.<\/span>
Photo courtesy OMA<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like two dancers, the towers at Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, New York, simultaneously lean into and away from one another.<\/p>\n

The towers are designed by international architecture practice OMA, <\/a>led by partner Jason Long. In conjunction with a lower seven-story building, they will bring 745 housing units\u201430 percent of it will be affordable\u2014and more than 0.4 ha (one acre) of new public open space to the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The towers will expand the existing public waterfront, creating a total of 1 ha (2.5 acre) of continuous public open space along the shoreline, and will add 799 m2<\/sup> (8600 sf) of ground-floor retail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have designed two towers\u2014a ziggurat and its inverse\u2014carefully calibrated to one another,\u201d Long said. \u201cDefined by the space between them, they frame a new view of Greenpoint and new vista from the neighborhood to Manhattan.\u201d<\/p>\n

The taller tower widens toward the east as it rises, maximizing views and creating a dramatic face to the neighborhood. Its partner steps back from the waterfront to create a series of large terraces, widening toward the ground and the new waterfront park to the north.<\/p>\n

The towers are framed by two lower volumes on the opposite corners of the site, creating a continuous edge around the block. Along this edge, subtle folds and shifts mark entries and define a smaller grain reminiscent of the often variegated street edge conditions within Greenpoint.<\/p>\n

The towers\u2019 facades feature precast concrete panels surrounding large windows. Like the buildings\u2019 forms, the precast panels are carved by a series of angled planes. Oriented differently for each block\u2014vertical, horizontal, or diagonal\u2014the carved faces react dynamically to the movement of the sun throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Construction is expected to begin this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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