The Inter Active Corp Building in New York City was designed by architect Frank Gehry in his deconstructivist style. It is a 10-story headquarters building for the American internet company Inter Active Corp, located in Manhattan's west Chelsea neighborhood. The building evokes the sails of ships through its soft, twisting forms and is divided horizontally and vertically into sections that appear joined like a beehive. Interior spaces are designed to promote collaboration with varied yet balanced colors, sizes, and natural light.

1. INTER ACTIVE CORP BUILDING, NEW YORK
DESIGNED BY FRANK GEHRY.
INTODUCTION:-
•Deconsturctivist style building.
•Headquarters of the American internet company Inter Active Corp Building.
•Located in west Chelsea neighborhood.
•Balancing soft shapes evokes the sails of the ships, as in many of the projects of the
architect.
•Construction began in June 2004 and was completed in April 2007.

2. CONCEPT:-
•It is ten storey building divided horizontally into two main levels of five floor each.
•It is divided into five vertical sections at lower levels and three on top.
•Enhancing the appearance of the sails of a ship.
•Sections appeared twisted and joined together like the cells of a beehive.
•The windows that cover the full height of each plant transparent fade to white as
amounting creating the impression that the building consists of to floor tall instead of
the actual structure of ten floors.
•Building is designed in such a way that spaces where workers could collaborate be in
an open atmosphere.

3. •In addition to the requirements of the building facilitates assembly and functions for
conference spaces and spaces for retail.
•The walls of spaces around the elevators on each floor offer a colorful visions.
•This display of color and fluidity in spaces also moves to the working areas.
•Spaces vary in color and size while maintaining a balance of style, functionality and
flexibility.
•Interior office walls are of translucent glass to take advantage of natural light coming
through the glass facade.
INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING:-

4. •There are two conference rooms.
•Kitchens for employees are located in central part of each floor.
Lobby:-
•West, the lobby downstairs is often used as a venue for press events and product
launches, has an LED video screen measuring 11 meters high and 120 meters wide.
This video screen is visible from cars passing by the West Side Highway.
Terraces:-
•Surrounding the 6th floor, whose surfaces are smaller, fully equipped with
modular meeting tables.

5. Common areas:-
•The spacious common areas for employees are on the ninth floor where you
can enjoy excellent views.
•The building has 70 underground parking spaces. The design of the parking area
was complicated by poor soil conditions at the site.
• Only two columns are vertical frame structure. All reinforced concrete columns
are inclined, some of them up to 25 ° from vertical.

6. •The thick walls of the building serving as core weight to offset the effect of
twisting of structural columns.
•The core also holds the fire escape of the building.
•The building 47.24 meters level rises Street
Materials:-
•The innovative building erected in this area of ​​New York, used in construction
reinforced concrete, steel and glass facade containing specially coated with ceramic
particles embedded increasing energy efficiency.
•The floor slabs include numerous windows that offer views into the building .
•In some corners of the building , the glass twists 150 degrees from floor to ceiling.
•Each curtain wall unit contains three panes.

7. Plan
Section
Views

8. Lighting:-
•During the night and the interior lights on the glass wall
disappears and only then emerges and becomes visible structural
skeleton.
•The perimeter of each floor is surrounded with a dim light and
every workplace has hanging discs that create pools of light on
the ceiling, random, in a pattern that follows the location of each
space.

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Kalyani Sethi
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