广播塔酒店是一个21,800平方米的多功能高层建筑，位于纽约曼哈顿北部华盛顿高地的阿姆斯特丹大道2420号。这栋22层的大楼是MVRDV在美国的第一个主要项目，充满活力的堆叠方块内包含了酒店、零售和办公功能。这个建筑折射出临近社区活泼的特性，并为该地区的未来发展指明了方向。

Radio Tower & Hotel is a 21,800-square-metre mixed-use high rise located at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights area in Northern Manhattan. The 22-storey building, which is MVRDV’s first major project in the United States, combines hotel, retail, and office functions in vibrantly stacked blocks, reflecting the vivacious character of the neighbourhood and setting a direction for the future development of the area.

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位于北曼哈顿阿姆斯特丹大道2420号的广播塔酒店

Radio Tower & Hotel is located at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue, North Manhattan

MVRDV为开发商Youngwoo &Associates设计的广播塔酒店坐落在一块目前未得到充分利用的区域，它位于阿姆斯特丹大道与华盛顿大桥（连接曼哈顿和布朗克斯）的交汇处；距离I-95高速公路只有一个街区的距离，而I-95公路是连接曼哈顿和新泽西的主要通道之一。

Designed for developer Youngwoo & Associates, Radio Tower & Hotel will occupy a currentlyunderutilised lot at a crucial intersection: where Amsterdam Avenue meets the Washington Bridge, which connects Manhattan to the Bronx; and just one block away from the I-95 highway, one of the major links between Manhattan and New Jersey.

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建筑由类似附近街区大楼的体块堆叠而成，融入周边环境

The building is the stack of neighbourhood block, thus remain contextual

建筑独特的体量解决了项目面临的主要挑战：容纳大量的功能，同时融入周围环境。广播塔酒店由华盛顿高地周边街区的典型建筑体块构成。设计将街区里的建筑拆分开，然后重新组装，有开口和屋顶露台的不对称盒子被堆叠起来。这些盒子看起来像是独立的建筑：每个体块的大小与附近的其他建筑大致相同，并以受附近建筑启发的独特窗户图案为特色。盒子色彩鲜明的设计灵感来自于附近拉丁裔为主的社区，那里的商铺颜色明亮且丰富，因此不同的盒子立面都使用了不同颜色的瓷砖。华盛顿高地现有的城市纹理凝结汇集，形成了建筑的外观。

The distinctive massing of the building resolves the project’s main challenge: accommodating a large volume of program while remaining contextual. Radio Tower & Hotel takes the typical composition of a small block in Washington Heights, pulls it apart and then reassembles it into an asymmetrical stack of boxes with openings and roof terraces. These boxes are designed to appear like separate buildings: each is roughly the same size as others in the neighbourhood and features its own specific window pattern inspired by the nearby buildings. The boxes also take inspiration from the vibrant colours of the shopfronts in the majority-Hispanic neighbourhood, with each part of the building being finished in a different colour of ceramic bricks. Combined, the elements of the building’s external appearance form a condensation of the characteristics of Washington Heights’ existing urban fabric.

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建筑折射出邻近社区活泼的特性

Vibrantly stacked blocks, reflecting the vivacious character of the neighbourhood

广播塔酒店的内部空间回应了该地区对各式各样的酒店客房、工作空间、活动空间以及零售单元的需求。华盛顿高地是纽约第五大社区，人口超过15万，但目前只有两家拥有50间客房的酒店。因此，广播塔酒店将成为邻近叶史瓦大学和纽约长老会医院举办会议的重要活动场所。与此同时，建筑蓝色体块上的活动中心将新增一个在该社区从未有过的功能，为当地居民提供一个举办婚礼和其他聚会的空间，从毗连的屋顶露台还可以看到壮观的城市风景。

Inside, Radio Tower & Hotel provides an answer to the area’s need for a diverse range of hotel rooms, workspaces, event spaces and retail units. Washington Heights is the 5th largestneighbourhood in New York with a population of over 150,000 people, but it is currently served by just two 50-room hotels. The Hotel will therefore be an important hub for those traveling for conferences hosted by the Yeshiva University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, both of which are located nearby. Meanwhile, the event space located in the building’s blue volume will add a facility that did not previously exist in the neighbourhood, offering locals a space to host weddings and other parties with spectacular views from the adjacent rooftop terrace.

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屋顶露台拥有壮丽的城市景观

The rooftops have spectacular view

“广播塔酒店位于曼哈顿岛哈德逊河和哈莱姆河之间最窄处，作为一个色彩斑斓的新建筑，它将令这个已经充分融合的社区更加充满活力。” MVRDV联合创始人之一、项目主创建筑师Winy Maas解释说： “我们用与周围建筑大小相同的体块搭建成一个 ‘垂直村落’，从而避免了大型地产项目的共同缺点，即新的摩天大楼吞没了城市的现有特征。对于来到曼哈顿的人来说，这里就像一个五彩缤纷并且充满温暖的灯塔。”

“Radio Tower & Hotel, located at the thinnest part of Manhattan Island between the Hudson and the Harlem River, is a colourful new building which will strengthen an already wonderfully mixed and vibrant neighbourhood”, explains Winy Maas, principal and co-founder of MVRDV. “The building forms a ‘vertical village’ with blocks that are the same size as the surrounding buildings, thus avoiding the common drawback of large developments in which new skyscrapers overwhelm the existing character of the city. It will be a colourful, welcoming beacon for people entering Manhattan.”

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一个五彩缤纷并且充满温暖的灯塔

A colourful, welcoming beacon for people entering Manhattan

综合体的一楼与181街和热闹的阿姆斯特丹大道上的零售店铺相连，它将维护街道的活跃度。通过酒店入口可到达一层庭院，包含一个咖啡馆和一个社区花园，同时对建筑的使用者和附近居民开放。多个屋顶露台为户外活动提供了空间，并享有华盛顿高地、曼哈顿以及更远处的壮丽景观。

The ground floor functions are positioned to support an active street level and are well connected to the retail of 181st Street and bustling Amsterdam Avenue. The hotel entry leads to a ground level courtyard space open to both users of the building and residents of the neighbourhood, which will include a coffee bar and a community garden for use by the locals. Several roof terraces provide space for outdoor events and boast views of Washington Heights, Manhattan, and beyond.

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综合体一楼将与活跃的街道互动

Ground floor support an active street level

华盛顿高地是一个经历过长足发展的区域，在不久的将来人们很可能看到它更显著的变化。作为该社区迄今为止最重要的开发项目之一，广播塔酒店试图向人们展示新的建筑将如何尊重和进一步发挥该地区现有的特色。

Washington Heights is an area that is already going through significant development, and is likely to see even more dramatic changes in the near future. As one of the neighbourhood’s most significant developments to date, Radio Tower & Hotel attempts to show how such changes can respect and enhance the existing character of the area.

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MVRDV与执行建筑师Stonehill& Taylor以及一个专家团队合作，包括室内设计工作室APD、建筑系统Cosentini Associates、结构咨询GACE、立面工程CANY和Filament Hospitality。该项目预计将于2021年竣工。

MVRDV is collaborating with executive architect Stonehill & Taylor and a team of experts including Workshop APD for interiors, Cosentini Associates for building systems, GACE for structural consultation, CANY Technical Services for façade engineering and Filament Hospitality. The planned completion date for the building is in 2021.

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