with a narrow base rising to a more expansive top . Basically , could 100 Norfolk be oriented upside down ?
Leveraging its masterful command of zoning laws - including those pertaining to the transfer of available air rights - ODA looked to a neighboring property for the answer . Or , more accurately , ODA looked above it , where the firm identified 11,000 square feet of unused air space ripe for construction . In order to harness that space within height limitations , they opted to invoke a dramatic series of cantilevers . Instead of simply reaching upward , Norfolk also extends sideways , broadening progressively outward every two floors above the sixth .
That horizontal ( in addition to vertical ) growth at its upper half yields the “ upside down ” distribution that ODA was after a narrow base ascending to an expansive top - and renders Norfolk an infill project that performs more like a corner property : with more units situated towards the top , enjoying suffusive sunlight and enviable views . Unlike the more traditional , penthousetopped model , in Norfolk , these benefits are democratized , enjoyed by the majority of tenants .
Those elements are enhanced by an ample glass curtainwall , which interfaces with Bernard Tschumi ’ s nearby building , and facilitated by structural trusses that support the building ’ s bold cantilever . Leaving the trusses deliberately exposed serves as a visible celebration of the project ’ s game changing morphology .
LEVERAGING ITS MASTERFUL COMMAND OF ZONING LAWS - INCLUDING THOSE PERTAINING TO THE TRANSFER OF AVAILABLE AIR RIGHTS - ODA LOOKED TO A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY FOR THE ANSWER .
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