5.2.2017 / Project Updates

New New York: Designers Select NYC’s Most Iconic New Architecture

In a new article, Metropolis reached out to more than 35 architects, designers, and key influencers to nominate their favorite recently constructed, must-see buildings, interiors, and public spaces any visitor should experience. Four of them picked WXY's Spring Street Salt Shed and one picked the SeaGlass carousel. Jake Barton, principal and founder of Local Projects said, "The SeaGlass places visitors at the depth of the ocean, inviting them to explore and experience another world just beyond the shoreline of Manhattan. This magical journey sums up the weird and wonderful world that lies just beyond!” And Cynthia E. Smith, curator of socially responsible design, at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, said of the Salt Shed, “Celebrating the utilitarian crystalline salt that keeps New York City’s streets safe during winter storms, this sculptural architecture materializes from the city’s grid. A new land- mark on lower West Street, the shed houses tons of street salt, and a high-performance green roof harvests storm water to clean its trucks, while its faceted concretewalls change hue with the refracted urban light.”