![]() Once on the 100th floor, the terrace offers a spectacular view. As you go up, you can see images of the construction of this new neighborhood in New York City. A very modern elevator propels you to the top of the building, with walls covered with large tv screens. I was there the day it officially opened to the public, on March 11th. ![]() I loved discovering this new observatory. She was lucky enough to visit the new observatory and here she tells us about her experience: Justine is a guide for the BPVNY agency (French version of NYCTT). I think some of you will be thrilled by the experience! So you can “step on the emptiness”, at 100 meters high. This terrace, besides appearing hanging, has a glass floor. – from a terrace that seems hanging from the same building. – from inside the building, with a 360 degree view, Just like the New York Observatories ( Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, One World Observatory), you can have a stunning view over New York and its surroundings: It culminates at 400 meters of altitude and from there you can enjoy an impressive view over the city of New York thanks to its platform on the 100th floor of the building (304 meters). What is the Edge?Īnnounced and expected for months now, Edge is the observatory of the Hudson Yards complex. That’s where The Vessel opened recently, and you can now book your tickets for the Edge. It is part of the Hudson Yards complex, a neighborhood west of Manhattan. edge is open from 8am to 12 midnight, 365 days per year.New York City always amazes us, and so is doing the Edge, its new observatory. the project’s light show, which will take place through april, was designed by l’observatoire international, who also designed the overall lighting of the deck. ‘so there are no metal supports on the glass, and the glass is held slightly apart so that a cell phone camera can be put between and you can get a clean photo.’ one level up, the 101st floor is home to a restaurant, bar, and event space. ‘we really wanted to create something that would give you a different view of the city and a different experience,’ continues marianne kwok. it was constructed in such a short time because it was almost prefabrciated.’ then it was taken apart and shipped over. it was manufactured in italy, and we put together the whole thing in italy to test it. ‘we didn’t want to scaffold up and build it and then take the scaffold down. ‘most observation decks are on a terrace, they’re part of the building, but here we did something very different,’ explains marianne kwok, director at KPF. an even higher perspective is offered from an outdoor stair and seating area that allows guests to look out over the glass from a seated position.īolted together and anchored to the east and south sides of the building, the sky deck comprises 15 main sections, each weighing between 35,000 and 100,000 pounds (16-45 metric tons). visitors are also encouraged to lean against the deck’s nine-foot-tall (2.7 meter) glass walls, which are angled outwards to maximize views. extending out almost 80 feet (24 meters) from the building’s 100th floor, the sky deck reveals panoramic views of new york famous skyline and beyond - a distance encompassing more than 80 miles (129 kilometers).Īt the heart of the sky deck, guests are dared to traverse a glass floor that offers a view of the city streets 100 stories below. visitors are first greeted with an immersive multimedia arrival experience, designed by LAB at rockwell group, before a 52 second elevator ride brings visitors to the 7,500 square foot (700 square meter) outdoor viewing area. the platform, as well as the rest of the skyscraper, has been designed by KPF, with rockwell group responsible for the building’s interiors.Įdge is accessed via ‘the shops & restaurants’, hudson yards’ indoor shopping mall. located on the 100th floor of the site’s tallest building, the deck has been conceived as an open plaza complete with a partially glass floor and angled glass walls. ![]() rising 1,100 feet (335 meters) above hudson yards, the mixed-use development on manhattan’s west side, the observation platform has been designed to ‘take visitors out of their comfort zone’. ![]() ‘edge’, the highest outdoor sky deck in the western hemisphere, has welcomed its first visitors.
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