THE CROWN

The rooftop garden design for the 52nd floor of the New York Times Building is currently in progress with installed completion anticipated for Fall 2009.

The rooftop garden showcases a glass pavilion surrounded and connected with a lush landscape for building tenants floating over the City. The leaves of the trees flutter in the summer breezes with an audible rustle while casting shaded relief from the sun on the rooftop. The trees frame the garden and establish an intermediate verdant enclosure to the urban vistas beyond.

The outward presence of the garden establishes a new urban landmark. The crown of Red Maple trees, visible from the street and afar, creates an iconic symbol of the Hudson Valley ecology and change of season in the Manhattan skyline.