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of the building was raised to match the surroundings. The warped
pyramid form allows the water views from the building to be
maximized. It also creates uninterrupted space for the adjacent building
to preserve the views. This unexpected combination across professional
disciplines and architectural categories allowed the urban city to create a
higher quality of life.
Figure 1. West 57 – Courtscraper, designed by Bjarke Ingels and the
BIG team. Retrieved from Bjarke Ingels Group website:
https://big.dk/#projects-w57
Another example, the Powder Plant (see Figure 2), also known as
Copenhill, is Ingels’ most successful and stunning project in