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David Adjaye

130 William Street Tower . New York

Adjaye Associates

Located in the Lower Manhattan financial district, near Tribeca and South Street Seaport, 130 William will rise 240 meters tall, making a bold architectural statement and a unique addition to Manhattan’s iconic skyline. The mixed-use high-rise is designed as a vertical city, complementing the residential spaces with retail and amenities – from health club to movie theater –, while a new public park at the base creates a transition area from the street to the residences. With this broad program the project expands on the studies of density in cities and seeks redefining life in vertical neighborhoods. Continue reading David Adjaye

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David Adjaye

The Kwaeε . Venice

Adjaye Associates . photos: © Michelle Äärlaht

Designed entirely of timber, Kwaeε’s form and materiality—comprised of wood with a black stained finish—takes on the qualities of its namesake which translates as forest in Twi. The newest of David Adjaye’s earth-based social sculptures, Kwaeε is envisioned as both a viewing platform and venue for active programming. Continue reading David Adjaye

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David Adjaye

West Heating Plant . Washington DC

Adjaye Associates

A new metal façade system gives expression to a materiality reflective of the existing building’s steel frame, recalibrated within 21st-century systems. These new façades feature operable shutters, which reference the heating plant’s mechanized components. Continue reading David Adjaye

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David Adjaye

GEORGE STREET PLAZA & COMMUNITY BUILDING . Sydney

Adjaye Associates . photos: © Trevor Mein

Rooted in lost history, the new Sydney Plaza & Community Building is about the meaning of place, heritage, and identity. An attempt to uncover, layer, and celebrate the Eora origins of this part of coastal Sydney, the project is about the reconciliation of cultures and defining identity in an ever-changing world. This acknowledgement of difference lies at the heart of the proposal and aims to create hybrid mutations from the layers of human inhabitation on the land that elucidate the history of encounters between settlers and indigenous communities. Continue reading David Adjaye