'It’s almost like someone took a sliver of Central Park and stuck it in the heart of midtown,' writes DianaBudds
as a “classical monument to corporate America that was capable of seducing the stodgiest board members at the same time that it titillated the trendiest postmodern architects.” The ground level — an entrance with a 116-foot-tall narrow arch over it with 60-foot-tall arcades on either side and a covered arcade behind the building — didn’t receive as much attention, but the reaction was more mixed.
The canopy, which covers the garden, collects rainwater, which is channeled into underground cisterns via the lean columns. A living roof covers the café and bathrooms and slopes into a hill. The garden is planted with regional trees, flowers, and shrubs to give the landscape variety through the seasons.
The original design of 550 Madison’s public plaza by Philip Johnson offered clear sight lines from Madison Avenue to the pedestrian passage behind the skyscraper. A renovation in the 1990s blocked the view, but now, thanks to a new arched window in the lobby, passersby can see the Snøhetta-designed garden.The canopy, which covers the garden, collects rainwater, which is channeled into underground cisterns via the lean columns.
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