One Worldwide Plaza

One Worldwide Plaza is the name of a skyscraper in New York. The building is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city.

The 50 floors comprehensive building was completed in 1989 after three years of construction. With a height of 237 meters it is the currently 20 - tallest building in New York City. The One Worldwide Plaza is located in Manhattan on Eight Avenue and is part of a comprehensive three- building complex structures, which bears the name of Worldwide Plaza. However, the other two houses are lower. Alone, the One Worldwide Plaza, a usable area of 139,000 square meters, which is spread over 50 floors überidische and, apart from some technical equipment used exclusively for office space in spoke. All floors are accessible by 26 lifts which operate in the inner core of the building. The building was designed by the renowned American architect David Childs ( Merrill Skidmore Owings and from ), who was also responsible for the planning of the new One World Trade Center and 7 World Trade Center at Ground Zero. The architecture of the tower block stands out in particular through its pyramidenähmliches tapering roof, which rests on a structure with a square base and also a color different from the rest of the building. Through the roof design and the brownish outer facade of granite, it falls in the skyline of midtown Manhattan in particular. The load-bearing elements in the interior and the exterior wall consist mainly of steel.