ARCHITECTURE FACT SHEET

Project

• The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Headquarters for the New York operations of Bank of America Restored and reconstructed Henry Miller’s Theater

Developer

• One Bryant Park, LLC, a 50:50 joint venture between The Durst Organization and Bank of America

Site Description

• A major portion of the west side block of Sixth Avenue between 42 nd and 43 rd Street toward Broadway; opposite Bryant Park, and extending westward down the block to 4 Times Square
• The largest development site (2 acres) in Midtown Manhattan

Architect

• Cook+ Fox Architects, New York

Groundbreaking

August 2, 2004

Project Completion

2008

Design Intent Design inspired by famed New York Crystal Palace, the first glass and steel building in America, erected in Bryant Park in 1853, along with cultural influences from New York City’s classic skyscrapers

• Traces the history of the site while representing the city’s optimism of its future through the suggestion of the architectural forms
• Embraces and is specific to building’s unique urban context
• Building’s base is derived from and enriches the site’s complex pedestrian and transit circulation patterns
• Verticality of building’s massing, spiraling up to the tip of the tallest spire, responds to the Midtown Manhattan skyline, while the configuration of the base addresses the local pedestrian and transportation thoroughfares

Design Highlights

• Crystalline skyscraper
• Crystal rises from its base with sculptural facets that infer movement and allow for varied views around the neighboring towers
• The faceted crystal design is complimented by both the clear glass curtain wall and the tautness of the skin’s detail
• Crisp folds and precise vertical lines are animated by the movement of the sun and moon
• The south-facing facet turns to address its prominent relationship with Bryant Park

Dimensions

• 2,100,000 total square feet
• 1,100,000 square feet for Bank of America
• 1,000,000 square feet of office space above
• 50,000 square foot reconstructed Henry Miller Theater

• 945 feet tall, 54 stories

Project Team

Architect: Cook+Fox Architects, LLP

Richard A. Cook, Partner
Robert F. Fox Jr., Partner
Serge Appel, Associate
Mark A. Squeo, Associate
Mark Rusitzky
Daniel K. Berry
Pamela Campbell
Carlos Fighetti
Matt Fischesser
Caroline Hahn
Tobias Holler
Ethan Lu
Natalia Martinez
Masha Panteleyeva
Arzan S. Wadia

• Executive Architect: Adamson Associates Architects
• Mechanical Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles
• Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
• Geo-Technical Engineer: Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
• Construction: Tishman Construction Corporation
• Code Consultant: JAM Consultants
• Elevator Consultant: Van Deusen & Associates
• Exterior Wall Consultant: Israel Berger & Associates, Inc.
• Base Building Acoustician: Shen Milsom & Wilke, Inc.
• Security Consultant: Ducibella, Venter & Santore
• Exterior Maintenance Entek Engineering Consultant:
• NYC Transit Consultant: Vollmer Associates, LLP
• Lighting Consultant: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design Inc.
• Historic Consultant: Higgins & Quasebarth
• Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates
• Theater Acousticians: Jaffe Holden Acoustics, Inc.
• Energy/Environmental: Viridian Energy & Environmental, LLC

Consultant:

• Solar Design/Photovoltaic Consultant: Solar Design Associates, Inc.