MOST ORIGINAL URBAN PARK
High Line book review continues tomorrow, October 21
Chapter One: Gansevoort -- 14th Streets
This section explains the DVF Studio:
"The 'diamond in the sky,' as it has been called, is
the private penthouse of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, famous for
creating the iconic wrap dress."
"The distinctive geometric set of angled windows sits
atop her company headquarters and store on Washington and 14th Streets."
"Computerized heliostat mirrors were installed in
the dome to track the sun and reflect the maximum amount of natural light down
the staircase at a constant angle."
"Along the staircase (which the architects, in their
inimitable way, have branded a 'stairdelier') are panels of glass made from
more than 3,000 Swarovski crystal prisms that disperse the light."
"The penthouse was built in Spain and shipped in
containers to lower Manhattan."
High Line book review continues tomorrow, October 21
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