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ORGANIZATiC vl BREAK GROUND

DESIGNED BY (JOOK+FOX ARCHiTE'

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A 945-foot-talI crystalline skyscraper will begin to trans- "The scale of the environmental commitment at One
form the New York skyline. On August 2, 2004, Bank of Bryant Park is the largest of its kind, ever. At 54 stories and
America and The Durst Organization (New York) hroke 2.2 million square feet, the thorough and thoughtful stew-
ground on the construction of the Bank of America Tower at ardship of energy and resources will rank it as the preemi-
One Bryant Park, located on the largest development site in nent example of sustainable architecture on earth," says
Midtown Manhattan, The 2.2-mil!ion-square-foot sky- Richard Cook, partner, Cook+Fox Architects.
scraper is scheduled to open in 2008, serving as the head- Upon completion in 2008, the Bank of America Tower is
quarters for Bank of America's operations in New York City, striving to he the world's most environmentally responsihle
occupying about half of the 54-story tower. high-rise office building, striving for the U.S. Green Building
What is even more impressive isn't apparent at first Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental
glance - the second tallest building in the city will also Design (LEED) Platinum designation for green buildings.
demonstrate a commitment to the environment- "Look at what is going on with this unbelievable project,"

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 • GREEN ROOFS

AT ONE BRY/' NEW YORK • ADVANCED DOUBLE-WALL TECHNOLOGY

• AIR FILTRATION

GROUNDBREAKING: AUGUST 2, 2OO4 DEVELOPERS: BANK OF AMERICA AT ONE BRYANT PARK, LLC, A JOINT VEN-

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: 2OO8 TURE BETWEEN THE DURST ORGANIZATION AND BANK OF AMERICA

SIZE: 945 FEET TALL, S4 STORIES. 2 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 TOTAL SQUARE FEET INCLUDES ARCHITECT: GOOK + FOX ARCHITECTS, LLP, NEW YORK. INCLUDING

1,100,000 SQUARE FEET FOR BANK OF AMERICA, 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 SQUARE FEET RICHARD A. COOK, ROBERT F. FOX JR., SERGE APPEL, MARK A, SQUEO, MARK

OF OFFICE SPACE ABOVE AND 5 0 , 0 0 0 SQUARE FEET FOR THE RECON- RUSITZKY, DANIEL K, BERRY, PAMELA CAMPBELL, CARLOS FIGHETTI, MATT FlS-

STRUCTED HENRY MILLER THEATER, CHESSER, CAROLINE HAHN, TOBIAS HOLLER, ETHAN LU, NATALIA MARTINEZ,

CREEN FEATURES AND AR2AN S. WAD I A.

• INNOVATIVE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES TO THE DESIGN TEAM ALSO INCLUDED: EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT ADAMSON

PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF TENANTS, REDUCE ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEER JAROS, BAUM &

WASTE AND ASSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOLLES; STRUCTURAL ENGINEER SEVERUD ASSOCIATES; GEO-TECHNICAL

• HIGHER CEILINGS AND TRANSLUCENT INSULATING GLASS IN ENGINEER MUESER RUTLEDGE CONSULTING ENGINEERS; CONSTRUCTION

FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS BY TISHMAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; CODE CONSULTANT JAM

• ONSITE 4,S-MEGAWATT CO-GENERATION PLANT CONSULTANTS; ELEVATOR CONSULTANT VAN DEUSEN & ASSOCIATES;

• FILTERED UNDERFLOOR DISPLACEMENT AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM AND EXTERIOR WALL CONSULTANT ISRAEL BERGER & ASSOCIATES, INC; BASE

FLOOR-BY-FLOOR AIR HANDLING UNITS BUILDING ACOUSTICIAN SHEN MILSOM & WILKE, INC.; SECURITY CON-

• CARBON DIOXIDE MONITORS SULTANT DUCIBELLA, VENTER & SANTORE; EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE

• ANAEROBIC DIGESTER PLAN CONVERTS FOOD WASTE INTO ELECTRICITY CONSULTANT ENTEK ENGINEERING; NYC TRANSIT CONSULTANT VOLLMER

• GRAYWATER SYSTEM CAPTURES AND RE-USES ALL RAINWATER AND ASSOCIATES, LLP; LIGHTING CONSULTANT GLINE BETTRIDGE BERN5TEIN

WASTE WATER LIGHTING DESIGN INC.; HISTORIC CONSULTANT HIGGINS & QUASEBARTH;

THEATER CONSULTANT FISHER DACHS ASSOCIATES; THEATER ACOUSTI-

• WATERLESS URINALS, LOW-FLOW FIXTURES
CIANS ]AFFE HOLDEN ACOUSTICS, INC.; E N E R G Y / E N V I R O N M E N T A L CON-
• THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEM
SULTANT STEVEN WINTER ASSOCIATES; AND SOLAR DESIGN/PHOTO-
• DAYLIGHT DIMMING AND LED LIGHTS
VOLTAIG CONSULTANT SOLAR DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC,
• RECYCLABLE AND RENEWABLE BUILDING MATERIALS (STEEL, SLAG, DRYWALL)

says USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi. "It is a high rise building

in the heart of Manhattan. It will be the second tallest huild-
ing (for a while) and wiO be a LEED Platinum rated building...
all nice and consistent with many projects around the United
States, until you realize that the tenant is the Bank of America
— hankers — people who understand the bottom line finan-
cial implications better than almost
anyone else. If they see the positive
financial implications, and the
owner/developers, the Dursts, see
the financial value (as well as the real
estate market drivers being satis-
fied), we have entered an important
new era in the marketplace adoption
of green building... market transfor-
mation is in high gear!"
And Rohert F. Fox Jr., partner,
Cook + Fox Architects, couldn't
agree more! "To he part of a dedi-
cated team of owners and profes-
sionals creating a LEED Platinum
2.2 million square foot office build-
ing in the heart of Manhattan is a Mode! of Building'lop. (QJod
real privilege," he says. "The com- Pottle/Esto for Cook-i-Fox
Architects LLP.
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mitment from both The Durst Organiza- The $1 billion tower will stand adjacent
tion and the Bank of America teams to set to The Durst Organization's flagship tower,
higher standards in high performance the Conde Nast Building at Four Times
buildings allowed us to do our hest work." Square. In addition to the 1.1-million-
The Bank of America project will incorpo- square-foot headquarters for the bank, the
rate innovative, high-performance technolo- project includes the 50,000-square-foot
gies to use less energy and water and provide restored and reconstructed Henry Miller
a healthy and productive indoor environ- Theater, as well as 1 million square feet of
ment filled with natural light and fresh air. office space for other tenants.
Designed by Cook + Fox Architects, LLP
of New York, the glass, steel and alu- SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
minum skyscraper is inspired hy the With a significant emphasis on sustainabil-
famed Crystal Palace, the first glass and ity, water efficiency, indoor environmental
steel building in America, erected in quality, and energy and atmosphere, the
Bryant Park in 1853. Bank of America Tower will be constructed
"One Bryant Park is in the heart of New largely of recycled and recyclable building
York, at the confluence of capitalism and materials. The exterior wall of the tower
entertainment, leisure and literacy, finance will be a clear glass curtain-wall to comple-
and fashion. Its design is informed by a sense ment the building's faceted crystal design.
of place - 42nd Street and 6th Avenue was The building's form is sculpted to provide a
the site of America's first great glass structure south-facing surface to address its promi-
- the Crystal Palace. With energy conserva- nent relationship to Bryant Park and per-
tion and imaginative use of natural resources, mit views into and out of the structure.
the huilding actually makes improvements to "The team's goals and strategies for the
its surrounding environment," says Cook. Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
The design was also inspired by the are threefold," says Fox says. "First, it is the
building's unique site within its immedi- right thing to do for our planet - it is the
ate location and its broader urban con- intelligent way to build. Second, it is the
text, "I believe that vision matters," Cook right thing to do for the huilding tenants -
continues. "The buildings we create it is the economic way to build. And third,
reflect the goals and aspirations of our it will set an example and hopefully change
generation. This design is a collective the building industry."
vision from the people behind One Bryant The tower will feature a wide range of
Park, for the people in One Bryant park, sophisticated environmental technologies,
and the people around One Bryant Park." from filtered under-floor displacement air

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fresher air O
ventilation to advanced double-wall tech-
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nology and translucent insulating glass in
B8-story air fllt«r.
floor-to-ceiling windows that permit maxi- Z
mum daylight and optimum views. It will
Fresher air means
Improved haalth and o 1
also include a state-of-the-art onsite 4.6- working environment. 3* 1
megawatt cogeneration plant, providing a Supply air shart b r l n ^ X
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clean, efficient power source for the build- tnorc Trash air than
required by code. A
ing's energy requirements.
100% outside fresh air 1—
The Bank of America Tower intends to call bo delivered to
any Tour floors at any time
save millions of gallons of water annually
through such innovative devices as water- Exhaust air Tram building- of the pHrtLcnIates In
zm
is considei'ably cleaner fresh tiir are removed HS
less urinals and a graywater system to cap- than ambient air. it enters the building.
ture and reuse all rain and wastewater, Hnd then is filtered again
an a floor by floor basis
while planted roofs will reduce the urban
heat island effect. Taking advantage of heat
energy from the cogeneration plant, a ther- Sustainable Concepts for One Bryant Park (Air Filtration). © Doyle Partners for Cook+Fox Architects LLR
mal storage system will produce ice in the
evenings, which will reduce the building's rain hai-vest
peak demand loads on the city's electrical Rain waler is eolleeled
on all roor areas.
grid. Daylight dimming and LED lights will
reduce electric usage while carbon dioxide Watar tanks on 4 dirferent
levels reduce pumping
monitors automatically introduce more noeds Tor lavatories.
fresh air when necessary. Zero storm wator discharg;<
to tlic city system.
The design plan intends to:
• Reduce energy consumption by 50
percent;
• Reduce potable water consumption by
50 percent;
• Reduce storm water contribution by 95
percent;
• Utilize 50 percent recycled material in
building construction; and
• Obtain 50 percent of building material
within 500 miles of site.
"Our goal was to create the best possible
environmentally responsible building and
exceed all existing standards in energy
efficiency, water conservation, indoor Sustainable Concepts for One Bryant Park (Recapturing Rainwater). <& Doyie Paniicis [oi Cook+Fox LLP.

environmental quality, and resource con-

servation," Fox says. Tower will accommodate and contribute to culture, literally on the other side of the
Cook+Fox Architects will also restore and the surrounding pedestrian and transit circu- globe," Cook says. "We take the 'acting
reconstruct the historic Henry Miller Theater, lation. Public amenities will include widened locally' quite seriously with One Bryant
with the goal of creating a state-of-the-art sidewalks, public street furniture and an Park and pray that the actions taken here
Broadway playhouse. The Georgian-style land- "urban garden room." The design also incor- by an enlightened client may plant the seed
marked fa(;ade wiU be preserved and restored, porates a new glass-enclosed subway for global change." Q
the oval reception room, doors and decorative entrance with wider stairs and an elevator, an
plasterwork, including the iconic ums marking underground pedestrian walkway and more. This article was contributed by FiFjBinder Part-
the 43rd Street entrance, will be salvaged and "I grew up with the environmental call of ners Inc., with Cook+Fox Architects LLP and
incorporated into the new design. 'Think Globally, Act Locally'... It did not hit Michelle Clark Hucal, editor of BD+C. For more
With approximately three times the public home, in my heart, until my wife and I trav- information on LEED, visit wvjw.usghc.org. The
circulation space required by an as-of-right eled to Cambodia to adopt our twin sons. progress of the Bank of America tower will be
high-rise office building, the Bank of America We forever hnked our lives with the Khmer documented in future issues of BD+C.

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