The nearly completed Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is the second-highest skyscraper in New York. This headquarters building in Midtown Manhattan was not only to manifest its presence visually; the bank wished to secure the loyalty of members of the staff through the creation of first-class working conditions.
Richard Cook and Robert Fox, two architects specialized in sustainable forms of construction, were awarded the planning commission in 2003. Over the upper two thirds of its height, the building is splayed slightly inwards at the corners, lending it a lighter, more dynamic crystalline form that allows extra daylight to enter the offices. The rectangular, seven-storey plinth structure occupies the entire area of the block.
The decision to locate the building here and exploit local public transport as a means of access, gained points for the desired environmental certification. This is the first office tower in the US to be nominated for LEED Platinum, the highest ecological rating of the American Green Building Council.
Richard Cook and Robert Fox, two architects specialized in sustainable forms of construction, were awarded the planning commission in 2003. Over the upper two thirds of its height, the building is splayed slightly inwards at the corners, lending it a lighter, more dynamic crystalline form that allows extra daylight to enter the offices. The rectangular, seven-storey plinth structure occupies the entire area of the block.
The decision to locate the building here and exploit local public transport as a means of access, gained points for the desired environmental certification. This is the first office tower in the US to be nominated for LEED Platinum, the highest ecological rating of the American Green Building Council.