The Radio Tower and Hotel, the first completed US design by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV, has opened in Manhattan with colourful, irregularly stacked structures.

It was designed jointly by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, who acted as the lead architect. The 23-story tower was completed this year and opened in September, four years after the project started in 2018.

The radio tower and hotel feature stacked colorful boxes

The primary occupier of the building in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan is a 221-room hotel. The tower also contains a restaurant, shopping and office space for rent.

The different volumes of the building were dimensioned in such a way that they each have the same scale as the surrounding neighborhood buildings.

The building includes different rectilinear volumes

Each was also clad in a different color of brick, ranging from yellow, blue, orange, and green. According to the architects, this prevents the building construction from “overwhelming” the adjacent streets.

“The property is designed to stand out from the crowd and serve as a welcoming beacon for out-of-towners coming to Manhattan,” said Stonehill Taylor.

It is the first full-service hotel in Washington Heights, Manhattan

According to MVRDV, the colorful bricks in green, yellow, blue, orange and magenta also stand for the “diverse and lively” character of the district.

“The design of Radio Hotel and Tower is inspired by this character – we took the smaller blocks that are typical of the neighborhood and stacked them into a vertical village,” said MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas.

Colored accents can be found in the common rooms

According to the team, the Radio Hotel is the first full-service hotel to be built in Washington Heights.

“Although the neighborhood is the fifth largest in New York City, the Radio Hotel is the first-ever full-service hotel to open in the area,” said Stonehill Taylor.

The guest rooms have a restrained interior

Visitors to the building have access to a ground-floor courtyard that includes a small park, benches, and cafe tables.

A new Dominican restaurant, Jalao, occupies part of the ground floor and is open to both hotel guests and the general public.

The roof offers views of the surrounding neighborhood

A rooftop bar and observation deck offer views of the surrounding neighborhood and the nearby George Washington Bridge.

“The roof offers an expansive, 360-degree view of Lower Manhattan and Queens while providing a landmark at the George Washington Bridge’s connection to the Bronx,” the team said.

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The hotel’s guest rooms feature restrained interiors in the sleeping areas. Bathrooms, however, have light-colored walls and tiling that nod to the building’s colorful facade.

Similar pops of color can be found throughout the common spaces, including the lobby, corridors, and restrooms.

The hotel is MVRDV’s first project in the United States

Other upcoming projects for the company include contributing to the development of San Francisco’s Mission Rock district and an office building in Detroit dubbed the “Glass Mural,” whose facade is painted with vivid, cartoon-like graphics.

The Dutch company was founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Nathalie de Vries and Jacob van Rijs.

The photograph is by Ossip van Duivenbode.

Project credits:

Stonehill Taylor design team: Paul Taylor (Managing Director), Steve Oakley (Director), Patrick Hebert (Architect), Victoria Janok-Scarpaci (Architect)
MVRDV design team: Fedor Bron, Mick van Gemert, Mark van den Ouden, Samuel Delgado, Ronald Kam, Fouad Addou, Daniele Zonta, Yassin Matni, Giuseppe Carosini and Giuseppe Campo Antico
landscape architect: Johanna Pertz
Interior design: APD Workshop, Simple Architecture
Client: Youngwoo & Partners

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The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV’s first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes.

It was designed collaboratively by Dutch firm MVRDV and local firm Stonehill Taylor, which acted as the architect of record. The 23-storey tower was completed this year and opened in September, four years after the project kicked off in 2018.

The Radio Tower and Hotel features stacked, colorful boxes

Located in the Upper Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, the building’s primary occupant is a hotel with 221 rooms. The tower also contains a restaurant, shopping spaces and for-rent office space.

The building’s various volumes were sized to each have the same scale as the surrounding neighborhood buildings.

The building includes various rectilinear volumes

Each was also clad in a different brick colour, ranging from yellow, blue, orange and green. According to the architecture studios, this prevents the tall building from “overwhelming” the adjacent streets.

“The property is designed to stand out and serve as a welcoming beacon for out-of-towners coming into Manhattan,” said Stonehill Taylor.

It is the first full-service hotel in Washington Heights, Manhattan

According to MVRDV, the multi-colored bricks in green, yellow, blue, orange and magenta also represent the “diverse and vibrant” character of the neighborhood.

“The design of Radio Hotel and Tower is inspired by that character – we took the smaller blocks that are typical in the neighborhood and stacked them into a vertical village,” said MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas.

Colorful accents are found in the communal spaces

According to the team, the Radio Hotel is the first full-service hotel to be built in Washington Heights.

“Even though the neighborhood is the fifth largest in New York City, Radio Hotel is the first-ever full-service hotel to open in the area,” said Stonehill Taylor.

Guest rooms feature pared-back interiors

Visitors to the building have access to a ground-floor courtyard that includes a small park, benches and cafe tables.

A new Dominican restaurant, Jalao, occupies part of the ground floor and is open both to hotel guests and the public.

The rooftop features views of the surrounding neighborhood

On the rooftop, a bar and observation deck offer views of the surrounding neighborhood and the nearby George Washington Bridge.

“The rooftop offers sweeping, 360-degree views of lower Manhattan and Queens while providing a landmark gateway at the George Washington Bridge connection to the Bronx,” said the team.

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The hotel’s guest rooms feature pared-back interiors in the sleeping areas. The bathrooms, however, have bright walls and tiles that nod to the building’s colorful facade.

Similar colorful accents are found throughout the communal spaces, including the lobby, corridors and restrooms.

The hotel is MVRDV’s first project in the USA

Other upcoming projects by the firm include a contribution to the Mission Rock neighborhood development in San Francisco and an office building in Detroit dubbed “Glass Mural” with a facade painted with vivid, cartoonish graphics.

The Dutch firm was founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Nathalie de Vries, and Jacob van Rijs.

The photography is by Ossip van Duivenbode.

Project credits:

Stonehill Taylor design team: Paul Taylor (managing principal), Steve Oakley (principal), Patrick Hebert (architect), Victoria Janok-Scarpaci (architect)
MVRDV design team: Fedor Bron, Mick van Gemert, Mark van den Ouden, Samuel Delgado, Ronald Kam, Fouad Addou, Daniele Zonta, Yassin Matni, Giuseppe Carosini and Giuseppe Campo Antico
Landscape architect: Joanna Pertz
Interior design: Workshop APD, Simples Arquitectura
client: Youngwoo & Associates

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View from the bay. Visualization © Pixelflakes / With kind permission of MVRDV

Another project by the Rotterdam-based practice is starting construction in San Francisco. MVRDV’s newest mixed-use building, named Building A, is part of the city’s new Mission Rock master plan. The team designed a 23-story tower with wavy balconies that extend to the west facade of the building and suggest a “rocky” appearance.

According to the company, the blocky topography of their tower was inspired by California landscapes to form a low to tall structure that creates a canyon-like space that opens into the harbor. The structure’s rooftop decks “add to the internal amenities for residents, while sharing the canyon with people who work in offices on the lower floors,” shares MVRDV. “The internal, canyon-like road is an integral part of a series of public spaces that stretch the landscape from China Basin Park to the building itself and into the heart of the Mission Rock master plan, connecting the various lots.”

Aerial view of “Building A.” Visualization © Binyan Studios / Courtesy of MVRDV

Side photo © Rinaldi Group LLC / Courtesy of MVRDV

The Mission Rock Masterplan is part of the city’s goal to help revitalize the area by connecting the public space to the surrounding buildings from the ground floor. The 28-acre property “is part of a public-private partnership formed by the San Francisco Giants, Tishman Speyer, and the Port of San Francisco with the goal of developing a mixed-use waterfront neighborhood near Oracle Park. ”

“MVRDV’s mixed-use tower in San Francisco – geologically inspired design is very important in Mission Rock’s new district” Text and image © MVRDV

Street view. Visualization © Pixelflakes / With kind permission of MVRDV

Founding partner Nathalie de Vries shares: “We were able to incorporate various ideas into our own design that are critical to MVRDV, such as mixing functions, creating a diverse collection of apartments, and adding lots of lively, Green outdoor areas. The project is also important because of the innovative collaborative design process that we shared with our colleagues from Studio Gang, Henning Larsen and WORKac. ”

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