Location: New York, NY Sector: Commercial Office, Adaptive Reuse

The ambitious One Madison Ave project updates an existing, mid-century podium and adds an elegant new tower along with over an acre of outdoor space and multiple terraces, all boasting exceptional views of Madison Square Park and the adjacent 5 Madison Clock Tower. A new glazed opening with a series of green spaces visually connects the building to the park and extends it vertically through the tower, culminating in landscaped terraces on the upper floors.

At the podium, the limestone façade is retained and repaired, while aluminum windows and spandrels are replaced with a high-performance structurally-glazed curtain wall. Inside, the gut-renovation enables large, open floor plates to accommodate flexible workspace, with maximized ceiling heights and a modernized core. The new tower, with a glass, curtain wall façade, optimized floor-to-floor heights, and virtually column-free floor plates, steps away from the landmarked clock tower to establish a dialogue between past and present.

Completed with KPF Architects