Heatherwick vessel new york. A design was developed for a new social landmark that could be climbed and explored by everyone. Heatherwick studio was invited to design a public centerpiece for hudson yards a new 11 hectare development on manhattans west side being constructed above a huge rail yard. Vessel tka is a structure and visitor attraction built as part of the hudson yards redevelopment project in manhattan new york city new york.
The extraordinary centerpiece of hudson yards is its spiral staircase a soaring new landmark meant to be climbed. Thomas heatherwick has unveiled plans for vessel an engaging public landmark at hudson yards in new york. Thomas heatherwick explains the climbable vessel set for new yorks hudson yards.
Designer thomas heatherwick vessel is the. Designed so as not to be overwhelmed by the surrounding architecture vessel described by heatherwick studio as both centrepiece and meeting place is 16 storeys high with 154 interconnecting flights of stairs 80 landings and 2465 steps. The honeycombed flight of fancy its actually made of 154 flights of stairs was conceived by 49 year old british designer thomas heatherwick.
This interactive artwork was imagined by thomas heatherwick and heatherwick studio as a focal point where people can enjoy new perspectives of the city and one another from different heights angles and vantage points. Built to plans by the british designer thomas heatherwick the elaborate honeycomb like structure rises 16 stories and consists of 154 flights of stairs 2500 steps and 80 landings for visitors to climb. To create something memorable the studio decided to create a structure that visitors might be able to use and touch not just to look at.
Imagined by british designer thomas heatherwick and heatherwick studio the vessel was made as a focal point where people can enjoy new perspectives of new york city from different heights angles.