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Deets: This Fall, Manhattan will be getting a new public garden at 550 Madison Avenue.
At 550 Madison, the proposed beautiful and refined green garden will offer an opportunity for refreshment. By enlarging the space to almost twice its former size, the garden will become a welcoming gathering place, where artisan food kiosks punctuate a verdant landscape of full size trees and a water feature. Open to the public, the leafy hub will be visible from the street through the lobby.
The new garden will open up the public space along the west end of the tower, transforming it into a series of interconnected outdoor ‘rooms’ that provide both quiet spaces and larger, more open areas.
Partially covered by a new glass canopy and formed by a series of intersecting circles in plan, the geometry of these rooms takes cues from Philip Johnson’s playful use of circular motifs both at 550 Madison and in his larger body of work.
These circular rooms invite passersby to linger as they meander through, allowing the garden to accommodate a variety of experiences for its visitors: to meet over lunch and socialize, to find respite beside the water feature, or to experience a tactile connection to nature.
The presence of vegetation along both street edges will announce the entries, creating inviting front doors to the garden.
Hint for the Average Socialite: The park will be open to the public seven days a week from 7AM-11PM.
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