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Architectural Alchemy, and the notion of public participation enhances
and improves a high quality of life. I believe that Hedonistic
Sustainability creates the synergetic effect on both function of a building
and people’s life. I would now like to explain Hedonistic Sustainability
by introducing Ingels’ completed works.
Ingels’ Theories of Representation
This is one of the examples of Ingels’ projects in Manhattan, New
York. West 57, also known as Courtscraper (see Figure 1), is the world’s
first LEED Platinum certified high-rise, completed in 2016. At first,
Ingels met a local developer, Douglas Durst, from Durst Organization in
2010. He had a chance to talk about his ideas during a conference
meeting he was invited to. He introduced his ideas by asking “If they
had ever considered allowing the design of the building to be directly
informed by the intended function of the building” (p. 218). Douglas
was interested in some of Ingels’ projects in Copenhagen. After three
years of conversation, the project started to move forward. Ingels had an
idea to create a mixture of a Copenhagen courtyard and Manhattan
skyscraper for the building. Ingels started implementing a variety of
forms with a site analysis. Since the site was in the middle of all the
infrastructure, he thought the building needed to be an oasis for people.
The courtyard became a sanctuary for the residents featuring effective
natural light results. To reach Manhattan density, the north-east corner