darc awards 2015

January, 2015 - Last month, the Fulton Center officially opened in New York City as thousands of commuters passed through the completed station complex for the first time.

Appointed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as lead architect in collaboration with prime design consultant Arup, Grimshaw has designed a dynamic transport environment that streamlines connectivity and enhances the user experience for up to 300,000 daily passengers.

The central architectural concept of redirecting natural light deep into the transit environment culminates in the design of a dome and oculus in the station’s interior and a new integrated artwork, Sky Reflector-Net (2013), developed in collaboration with Arup and James Carpenter Design Associates. The artwork attracts the attention of passersby who often stop to take photos and look up at the sky from a unique, underground vantage point deep within the city’s subway.