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JPMorgan Chase has unveiled the design for its new global headquarters at 270 Park Avenue – set to be New York City’s largest all-electric tower with net-zero operational emissions.
The 1,388-foot, 60-storey skyscraper, designed by Foster + Partners, will house up to 14,000 employees, offering them 2.5 times more outdoor space than their current HQ.
Picture: a photograph of the exterior of 270 Park Avenue. The photograph is portrait and demonstrates its height. Image Credit: dbox / Foster + Partners
Using a modern structural system to negotiate the site constraints below and at ground level, the innovative fan-column structure and triangular bracing allow the building to touch the ground lightly across the entire block. By lifting the building about 80 feet/24 meters off the ground, it extends the viewpoint from the Park Avenue entrance through to Madison Avenue.
The project is the first under New York City’s innovative Midtown East Rezoning Plan, which encourages modern office construction and improvements to the business district’s public realm and transportation.
270 Park Avenue offers 2.5 million square feet of flexible and collaborative space in total.
Picture: a photograph of the interior of 270 Park Avenue, showing a large reception area leading up to some stairs. Image Credit: dbox / Foster + Partners
Nigel Dancey, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners said: “The designs for 270 Park Avenue emerged from an intense process, where architects, designers and specialist teams – in London and New York – worked in close collaboration with JP Morgan to understand the way they work, ensuring the designs embodied the true spirit of innovation that is at the heart of everything they do. Sustainability is at the heart of the project, with workspaces flooded with daylight and fresh air, incorporating biophilic elements and materials to improve wellbeing. As a team, we sought to question and re-evaluate every aspect of the design to create an ambitious future vision of the workplace for JP Morgan.”
Vishaan Chakrabarti, Project Design Collaborator and Founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism added: “The new 270 Park will earn its place among Manhattan’s revered Jazz Age skyscrapers. It is a gift to our skyline and our streets, with a monumental axis connecting Park and Madison Avenues, gracious and enduring materials, generous public spaces and sidewalks, and robust connections to Grand Central Station. JPMorgan Chase’s new headquarters is a great example of New York’s resilience and rebirth.”
Picture: a photograph of the exterior of 270 Park Avenue. Image Credit: dbox / Foster + Partners
Picture: a photograph of the exterior of 270 Park Avenue from ground floor level. Image Credit: dbox / Foster + Partners
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 20 April 2022
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