Dezeen: Google Opens New York Headquarters Built on Renovated 1930s Train Terminal

Via Dezeen:

Design architects on the project CookFox Architects adapted a 1930s railway terminal called St John’s Terminal, which served as an end-point to the rail line that is now the High Line, to create the office building. The studio added nine floors on top of the restored original three floors. CookFox Architects also sliced away part of the old terminal south of Houston Street, which runs parallel to the new entrance, exposing the building’s structure. “We cut the historic structure south of Houston Street, removing a dark tunnel and restoring the pedestrian connection between the Hudson Square neighbourhood and the westside waterfront,” said CookFox Architects. “This strategic slicing exposes the rail beds and reveals the terminal’s history to the public.”

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