Park 51 [Islamic Cultural Center]

NEW YORK CITY
Tribeca penthouse renovation by Sguera Architecture PLLC, Leo Sguera architect Manhattan.
Tribeca penthouse renovation by Sguera Architecture PLLC, Leo Sguera architect Manhattan.
Tribeca penthouse renovation by Sguera Architecture PLLC, Leo Sguera architect Manhattan.
Tribeca penthouse renovation by Sguera Architecture PLLC, Leo Sguera architect Manhattan.

The Islamic Community Center and prayer space is located in Lower Manhattan, a couple of blocks away from Ground Zero. Due to the strong controversy provoked by the project, the true challenge was to create a piece of architecture that would propose a platform for mediation of social, cultural, urban and political differences in one coherent environment that would equally cater for all parties. The 22-storey building façade shows a latticework of white starlike designs, echoing patterns that can be seen in Islamic architecture and decorative tiles across the Middle East. Using a parametric scripting tool written specifically for this exercise using advanced modeling software, we were able to manipulate the density of the geometries in real-time by adapting the skin to the interior program, privacy, and daylight control.

CREDITS

In collaboration with Michel Abboud of Soma.

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