DATA SHEET
Client/Owner: Ironstate Development and SK Development
Architectural, interior and landscape design: concrete
Executive Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects
Civil Engineer: Stonefield Engineering and Design LLC
Structural Engineer: GACE Consulting Engineers
Executive Landscape Architect: Twin Landscape & Construction
General Contractor: CMA Construction Management
Bespoke furniture: design by concrete, production by Roord
Shopfitter communal spaces: Roord Interior works
Furnishings and lighting: Fritz Hansen, Louis Poulsen, Tom Dixon, &tradition, Warm Nordic, Gubi, Fest Amsterdam, Studio Henk, Hay, Muuto, Miniforms, Danskina, Ferm Living, Vestre, Skagerak, Hem, Frandsen, Moooi, Moooi Carpets
Supplier loose furniture: BigBrands
Graffiti exterior wall: Tony “Rubin” Sjöman
Photo: Adrian Caut for concrete, Raimund Koch, Ewout Huibers, Donna Dotan (The West)
Located at the western end of Manhattan, The West Residence Club rises sharply in the sky of the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood with a staggered cube organization that seems to spring out of its compact brick foundation. The double façade row of this residential building designed by the Dutch firm concrete is made up of layered forms created through materials and construction resources that are references to classic Dutch architecture. It uses over 260,000 kg of recovered building debris.
The façades of the first seven floors are clad with stone, whose basis is a mix of construction debris and raw clay extracted near Rotterdam, the fruit of a collaboration between concrete and StoneCycling. Over 30 types of bricks in different shapes and sizes were used for the project. Each individual piece was pre-treated with a glass mixture to make the surface slightly reflective. The exclusive glaze creates a variety of shiny gray and silver hues that make a different impression every time you look at the façade. Behind the solid brickwork, meticulously combined with large industrial windows, are 222 studio apartments and lofts.
The unit above holds “cloud residences,” which are projecting “glass boxes” whose staggered arrangement have a fun effect and gives the apartments unique views and orientations. Their private terraces erase the bounds between inside and outside. Every apartment affords design and functionality, with custom-made furnishings in light gray, fine natural oak floors, with doors and windows in contrasting colors, and sliding glass walls that allow for optimal flexibility.
The living experience is enhanced by large common areas and outdoor areas. They take inspiration from the social function of New York stoops. The main entrance to the building is a small square with seating in the green area, a gradual transition between the public street and private building.
Facilities include a co-working area, a greenhouse library, a communal kitchen and dining area, a double-height gym, and a children’s playroom. The top roof has a large terrace with a swimming pool, barbecue, and communal seating areas under a wooden pergola to enjoy the sunset and midtown Manhattan skyline.
