THE BIG BEND

There is an undeniable obsession that resides in Manhattan. It is undeniable
because it is made to be seen. There are many different ways that can
make a building stand out, but in order to do so the building has to literary
stand out.
We have become familiar with building height measurements. We usually
learn about the latest tallest bUilding and we are always impressed by it’s
price per square foot. It seems that a property’s height operates as a license
for it to be expensive.
New York city’s zoning laws have created a peculiar set of tricks trough
which developers try to
يعتبر ذي بيج   بيلدينج (الانحناء الكبير) أطول مبنى في العالم، يمكن أن يصبح حل معمارياً متواضعاً
لقيود الارتفاع في “مانهاتن” وقد خلفت قوانين تقسيم المدينة في “نيويورك” مجموعة من الحيل
التي حاول المطورون من خلالها تعظيم ارتفاع ممتلكاتهم لإضفاء صبغة عالية على هيكل المبنى،
ولكن ماذا لو استبدلنا الارتفاع بالطول؟
maximize their property’s height in order to infuse it with the prestige of a
high rise structure. But whatif we substituted height with length? What if
our buildings were long instead of tall ?
If we manage to bend our structure instead of bending the zoning rules of
New York we would be able to create one of the most prestigious buildings
in Manhattan. The longest building in the world. The Big Bend can become
a modest architectural solution to the height limitations of Manhattan. We
can now provide our structures with the measurements that will make them
stand out without worrying about the limits of the sky .