Studio Gang's 40 Tenth Avenue tops out in New York City

Designed by Studio Gang this 12-storey commercial building, previously known as the ‘Solar Carve tower’ has just topped out in the Meatpacking District on Tenth Avenue in NYC

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By Harriet Thorpe

last updated 13 August 2022

Overlooking the High Line in New York City’s Meatpacking district, a new 12-storey building designed by Studio Gang, the Chicago based practice headed up by Jeanne Gang, has topped out. Now named 40 Tenth Avenue, the building was previously nicknamed the ‘Solar Carve Tower’ due to its construction, which twists and turns to avoid casting shadows onto the High Line and the street.

Studio Gang has done extensive research into the solar carving process in relation to the design and construction of towers. The sculpted façade includes cut-out features also enhance the interior design, bring light and air into the building.

A lobby area with a reception counter, a staircase and a passage. — *In some of the prime spaces at 40 Tenth Avenue the ceiling heights reach to a lofty 17 ft*

Further notable design elements include the sweeping curtain wall and the building’s tapered shape that is narrower at ground level, opening up possibilities for public space and new relationships with its context at street level in the Meatpacking district.

Co-developed by Aurora Capital and William Gottlieb Real Estate, the building stretches across 139,000 sq ft, with 40,000 square feet of retail space opening up onto 10th Avenue. In some of the prime spaces, the ceiling heights reach to a lofty 17 ft. 40 Tenth Avenue incorporates 20,000 sq ft of outdoor space into its design – including a roof deck with panoramic views, second floor outdoor space adjacent to The High Line, and eight floors that open up to private outdoor space.

Two images of Studio Gang’s 40 Tenth Avenue building. Left, shows a view from above showing the top of the building which has trees on top of it and a view of the ocean. Right, shows the side of the building and the walkways in front of it. — The 139,000 sq ft building has more than 40,000 sq ft of retail space and generous frontage onto 10th Avenue

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USA Commercial architecture

Harriet Thorpe is a writer, journalist and editor covering architecture, design and culture, with particular interest in sustainability, 20th-century architecture and community. After studying History of Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Journalism at City University in London, she developed her interest in architecture working at Wallpaper* magazine and today contributes to Wallpaper*, The World of Interiors and Icon magazine, amongst other titles. She is author of The Sustainable City (2022, Hoxton Mini Press), a book about sustainable architecture in London, and the Modern Cambridge Map (2023, Blue Crow Media), a map of 20th-century architecture in Cambridge, the city where she grew up.