LVMH Tower

[emmeka]

This building is almost a dream, the gem of the city! I almost worship it, although not very tall it holds a type of magnificence about it. Hidden between the huge skyscrapers of the city like the IBM building and general motors building, it still has its own sense of fame amongst architects.

As you can clearley tell I kinda like the building, Im sure that loads of other people do as well, so let me know what you think.....

[Jasonik]

http://glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/NY/NYC/LVMHTower-001.jpg (http://glasssteelandstone.com/US/NY/NewYorkLVMH.html)

[Fabb]

It's very beautiful at night.
During the day, it looks like it's squeezed between the adjacent buildings.

[Kris]

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[Gulcrapek]

I don't like it simply for the knowledge of the sacrifies of its inhabitants. Architecture shouldn't be at the expense of those inside the building.

[Freedom Tower]

Gulcrapek, what is it like inside the building? What is wrong with it?

[emmeka]

The interior was designed very plainly instead of complimenting the building, someone once said to me that it kind of dampens down the building.

The best part of the interior is the 'Magic room' at the top.

[Gulcrapek]

I wasn't talking about just the plainness, I was referring to the coffin like elevators, dark offices due to odd window angles, and other inconveniences that can put a damper on your day.

[emmeka]

Thats very true, it is nice and convenient when the offices in a building are usable. I can see how frustrating the angles would be if you worked there every day. but of course the reason why the lifts are so boxy is because of the size of the building.

[chris]

I'd imagine that the issue of natural light has more to do with the placement, than the design. As you can see from that photo, it's boxed in from the east and west by buildings immediately adjacent, and its Southern exposure is completely obstructed by the IBM building about three times its height. I've personally never seen it in direct sunlight, neither in person, nor in a photo. I'd speculate that it was doomed to be a dark building to work in, regardless of its appearance.

[emmeka]

Absolutley, light obstruction is something that you have to live with in New York. It comes with city lifestyle, not all projects can be frank lloyd wright projects. If evey skyscraper adopted the setback rules that lots of projects have sunken into in the past, then there would be none of a descent size!