55 Hudson Yards - New York, NY

Designed by A. Eugene Kohn and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), the renowned 55 Hudson Yards building in New York City received a Merit Award for Architecture This 1.3-million-square-foot office building is located at the intersection of Hudson Yards, the High Line and Hudson Park & Boulevard. The LEED Gold-designed building stands 780 feet tall with the entrance located just across from the No. 7 Subway station.

The unique façade of 55 Hudson Yards is inspired by the revitalized High Line district, the manufactured cast-iron façades of the Soho buildings, and the best of early modernism. Swisspearl® fiber cement panels with an Alpha Vci.10 exposed fasten concrete and concealed Vci.40 were used to create a crown to the skyscraper and highlight it's simple elegance.

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