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GROUND ZERO - GREAT HALL (THINK)

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The Great Hall is a vast, covered Public Plaza connecting all the elements of the program under an enormous free-span glass ceiling. A soaring Global Galleria, encompassing 13 acres, serves as the Gateway to the City and as the Great Hall of the Transportation Center -- an unprecedented place for arrival, celebration, memory, and civic events.

 

Two glass cylinders protect the footprints of the WTC Towers as they surround and articulate the Memorial site and the entrance to a 9/11 Interpretative Museum.
 
 Utilizing the large area of the roof and the space that it covers, sustainable systems conserve energy and collect rainwater to reduce consumption and produce solar energy. Stacking shutters regulate the natural ventilation of the space providing the opportunity to control ambient temperature.
 
 Phased mixed-use buildings define the perimeter and support the roof. The tallest structure in the world (2,100 ft), including offices, hotel, and a transmission tower, completes the program, is a counterpoint to the Great Room, and redefines the skyline of the City.

 

SECTION LOOKING EAST
 

STREET / PLAZA LEVEL PLAN

  

CULTURAL LEVEL PLAN
 

GLASS Roof and Tower plan
 

 

  

PHASING
Construction Number Height  Total Area 
CONSTRUCTION PHASING Phasing Floors Feet  Square Feet 
Office Building 1 (incl. cultural facilities) Two 27 360         300,000
Office Building 2 (incl. cultural facilities) Two 27 360         500,000
Office Building 3 (incl. cultural facilities) Two 27 360         520,000
Office Building 4 Three 27 360      1,250,000
Office Building 5 Three 27 360         650,000
Office Building 6 Three 27 360         670,000
Office Building 7 Three 27 360         530,000
Office Building 8 Three 27 360         580,000
Tower (office and hotel) Four 120 2100      1,500,000
Total Office            6,500,000
       
Total Hotel / Conference (in Tower)  Four             600,000
Total Retail (street and concourse) One Two Three             900,000
Total Culture (above and below grade) One Two          1,000,000
Total All Areas            9,000,000
       
Plaza only One   13.1 acres
Total Open Space (Plaza and Memorial) One   16.3 acres