By: Christopher Lucas

One57 in New York is a very unique residential building that is the home of many financiers and executives. The building is designed to look like waves falling down from the top. The back side looks over central park and sparked a little bit of controversy over it’s unique design. When I visited NYC, I visited this building and I remember there being two entrances: one for high profile residents and one for visitors/other tenants. This was interesting to me that they were trying to implements a certain level of prestige even at the entrance. It made me feel like the building was almost trying to justify its loud design by creating a “high class” entrance for select individuals. While I think the design is loud, I think it contributes character to the south side of Manhattan.