麦迪逊大道550号改造丨美国曼哈顿丨Snøhetta,Rockwell Group,Gensler

本周，Olayan Group与Snøhetta 携手，在曼哈顿第55街与第56街之间的麦迪逊大道550号举行仪式，与民选官员和城市领导共同揭幕了一座新的半英亩公共花园。这是数十年来中城地区首个新建的绿地，其开放恰逢Olayan Group完成对这座纽约市最年轻地标建筑——标志性550麦迪逊办公大楼的整体改造。

This week Olayan Group and Snøhetta held a ceremony with elected officials and city leaders to open a new, half-acre public garden at 550 Madison Avenue between 55th and 56th streets in Manhattan. The opening of the Garden, the first new green space in Midtown in decades, comes as Olayan completes the repositioning of the iconic 550 Madison Avenue office tower, New York City’s youngest landmark.

▼项目概览，Overview of the project © Barrett Doherty

Snøhetta担任了大楼改造的设计建筑师，同时也是新花园的景观设计师。新花园位于550麦迪逊旁，原先是一条封闭的街区中段通道。花园面积远大于附近的公共空间，设有大量座椅、48棵树、200株灌木、6,300株球根植物和10,000株草本植物，并配备性别友好的公共卫生间及三处餐饮售卖亭。Snøhetta还在大楼翻新的大堂中新增了一扇拱形“花园之窗”，让人可以从麦迪逊大道透视大楼内部景观。

Snøhetta served as design architect for the repositioning of the tower as well as landscape architect for the new Garden.Designed by Snøhetta, the Garden is located adjacent to 550 Madison in the location of a formerly enclosed mid-block passageway. The garden is substantially larger than other local public spaces, and welcomes area workers, residents and visitors with abundant seating, 48 trees, 200 shrubs, 6,300 bulb plants, 10,000 herbaceous understory plants, gender inclusive public restrooms and three kiosks with food and beverage offerings. A view looking through the new arch-topped Garden window added by Snøhetta to the redesigned lobby. The window allows for clear views through the tower from Madison Avenue.

▼景观鸟瞰，aerial view of the landscape © Barrett Doherty

Snøhetta创始合伙人Craig Dykers表示：“550麦迪逊延续了我们在中城的一系列项目，包括时代广场的改造以及我们为范德比尔特一号设计的观景台，它们都为公共领域注入了开放、惊奇与自由的体验。像许多纽约人一样，我们渴望与自然相连，而与奥莱安的合作让我们有机会为新时代重塑这座伟大的550麦迪逊大楼，并重新定义它与城市的关系。”

Craig Dykers, Snøhetta Founding Partner, said,“550 Madison builds on a series of projects in Midtown, including our work in Times Square and the observatory we designed at One Vanderbilt, that infuse the public realm with a sense of openness, wonder, and freedom. Like many New Yorkers, we yearn to connect with the outdoors, and this collaboration with Olayan offered our team an opportunity to reposition the heroic 550 Madison tower for a new age while reestablishing how the tower meets the city.”

▼为公共领域注入了开放、惊奇与自由的体验，infuse the public realm with a sense of openness, wonder, and freedom © Barrett Doherty

Snøhetta合伙人兼景观建筑师Michelle Delk补充说：“Snøhetta为新花园的设计将标志性的550麦迪逊周边街道转变为可进入、植被繁茂且高度可见的公共空间。新的大堂窗户和重新设计的立面尊重了Philip Johnson的原始设计。我们很荣幸能帮助中城的这一重要区域重回公众视野，并为纽约市的活力贡献一份力量。”

“Snøhetta’s design for the new garden transforms the streets surrounding the iconic 550 Madison building into an accessible, lavishly vegetated, and highly visible public space. A new lobby window and redesigned storefronts honor Philip Johnson’s original design. We are honored to help return this important part of Midtown to its visitors while contributing to the celebrated vibrancy of New York City,” added Michelle Delk, Partner and Landscape Architect, Snøhetta.

▼植被繁茂且高度可见的公共空间，an accessible, lavishly vegetated, and highly visible public space © Barrett Doherty

Olayan America房地产总监Erik Horvat表示：“550麦迪逊的半英亩花园是一处受欢迎的新绿地，为纽约市中心提供了一个郁郁葱葱而优雅的环境。其前沿设计与精心养护，使之跻身全市最美丽的公共空间之一，同时也为550麦迪逊的租户提供了充满活力的配套设施。”

“The half-acre Garden at 550 Madison is a welcoming new green space, offering a lush and elegant environment at the center of New York City,” explained Erik Horvat, Managing Director of Real Estate at Olayan America. “The garden’s cutting-edge design and meticulous maintenance positions it among the most beautiful public spaces in the city, while providing a dynamic amenity to tenants of 550 Madison.”

▼郁郁葱葱的环境，a lush and elegant environment © Barrett Doherty

花园围绕宁静的水景以及五个以不同景观结构为中心的分区而建，总面积21,300平方英尺，几乎是此前同地公共空间的两倍。花园的“花期日历”经过精心编排，每年2月至10月，不同植物依次绽放，从粉红到紫色、蓝色、黄色，色彩层次丰富。

Built around a tranquil water feature and five sections centered on different focal structures, the 21,300-square foot garden is nearly twice the size of a previous public space in the same location. The garden’s bloom calendar is carefully timed for plant species to offer a wide range of colorful hues, from pink to purple, blue and yellow, at different blooming dates from February to October each year.

▼一系列沉浸式的户外“房间”，a series of immersive outdoor rooms © Barrett Doherty

花园被设计为一系列沉浸式的户外“房间”，鼓励人们社交互动。照片中可见的环形长椅围绕一处公共炉火，冬季为访客提供温暖的停留点。花园的不同区域——“高地”、“低地”和“庇护区”——以树木背景和灌木裙带为特色，灵感源自美国东北地区的山地植被，从细腻通透到茂密丰盈，层次分明。

The Garden is arranged as a series of immersive outdoor rooms, each designed to encourage social interaction. The bench above encircles a communal hearth that creates a warm spot to sit during the winter months. Distinct, “upland,” “lowland” and “sheltered” garden sections feature tree-filled backdrops and shrub skirts, drawing inspiration from Northeastern mountain vegetation ranging from fine-textured and airy to thick luxuriant foliage.

▼鼓励人们社交互动的场所，designed to encourage social interaction © Barrett Doherty

灌木层种植了山杜鹃、光叶绣球和瓶刷七叶树，树木包括黄木、香玉兰和河桦。花槽中则种植了多样的本地物种，如玉竹、山萝卜、黑升麻，以及珊瑚铃和剑蕨。与 Snøhetta 合作完成花园设计的团队包括领先的景观与园艺公司：Phyto、The Dirt Company、SiteWorks、Arup 以及 Adamson Associates Architects。

Mountain Rosebay, Smooth Hydrangea and Bottlebrush Buckeye fill the garden’s shrub skirt, with a tree assortment including Yellowwood, Sweetbay Magnolia and River Birch. Planters host a diversity of regional native species, from Soloman’s Seal, Goatsbeard and Black Cohosh to Coral Bell and Sword Fern. Working alongside Snøhetta on the garden was a team of leading landscape and horticulture companies, including Phyto, The Dirt Company, SiteWorks, Arup and Adamson Associates Architects.

▼灌木层种植了植被，the garden’s shrub skirt filled with lush landscape © Barrett Doherty

这座41层、85万平方英尺的550麦迪逊大楼最初于1984年落成时是AT&T的单一租户总部。如今，其新花园是奥莱安历时六年重新构想这座纽约市最年轻历史地标的一部分，改造内容包括健康倡议、可持续项目以及超过30,000平方英尺的高端配套设施。焕新的550麦迪逊私有公共空间（POPS）为人们提供了一系列社交聚会场所，将第55街与第56街连通。新花园位于钢与玻璃顶篷下，种满了四季可赏的树木、灌木与草类。除了花园，建筑更新还包括由Rockwell Group设计的会所层空间，旨在促进协作与创造力，设有大堂礼宾、图书馆、炉火厅、放映厅与桌球室。会所层还包含多样餐饮与活动厨房。

The 41-story, 850,000-square-foot 550 Madison began as a single-tenant headquarters for AT&T when it opened in 1984. The building’s new garden is part of a six-year effort by Olayan to reimaginethe high-rise – New York City’s youngest historic landmark – with wellness initiatives, sustainability programs and more than 30,000 square feet of luxury amenities.The revitalized Privately-Owned Public Space (POPS) at 550 Madison Avenue provides a collection of sociable gathering spaces linking 55th and 56th Streets. The new Garden is located under a steel and glass canopy and is filled with trees, shrubs, and grasses that will delight visitors across the seasons. In addition to the garden, building improvements include a Rockwell Group-designed club-level amenity space that promotes collaboration and creativity, including a concierge overseeing the Grand Hall, the Library, the Hearth Room, the Screening Room and the Pool Room. The club level also includes multiple dining offerings and kitchens for events.

▼从室内看向室外景观，look to the garden from the indoor space © Barrett Doherty

550麦迪逊的先进健身中心超越了许多豪华私人康养与运动俱乐部，提供优雅的课程与运动空间。与此同时，由Gensler设计的新大堂如同一座“建筑教堂”，充满阳光，采用青铜网材、锈色皮革和灰阶水磨石地面。阳光透过高达65英尺的拱形玻璃窗倾泻而入，照亮大楼的核心艺术作品——由艺术家Alicja Kwade 创作的《Solid Sky》。这件直径24吨、12亿年历史的球形装置由产自巴西的蓝玛瑙石英岩制成，并以链条悬挂于550麦迪逊穹顶三层挑高的空间中。

The state-of-the-art fitness center at 550 Madison exceeds those of many luxurious private wellness and athletic clubs, with elegant space for health classes and workouts. And a new Gensler-designed lobby creates a cathedral-like experience, full of sunlight, bronze mesh materials, rust-colored leather and a greyscale terrazzo floor. Sunshine from a soaring 65-foot arched-glass window spills light onto the building’s centerpiece artwork, “Solid Sky,” by the artist Alicja Kwade. The 1.2-billion-year-old, 24-ton spherical installation is made of Azul do Macaubas quartzite that was quarried in Brazil before being suspended by chains from 550 Madison’s vaulted, triple-height ceiling.

▼美丽的公共空间，beautiful public space © Barrett Doherty

▼空间轴测图，space axonometric © Snøhetta & Olayan Group