"Designed for client Five Points Development, the project dates back to 2015 and brings together an international team that includes Norm Architects as interior architect, SLCE Architects as architect of record, and untitled architecture overseeing architectural supervision and project management. Rising 860 feet over 52 stories, the tower contains 26 residential units within approximately 140,000 square feet and draws conceptual inspiration from aeronautics, envisioning apartments as elevated "shelves" that frame expansive views of the city."
"The building's architectural and spatial concept is organized around a structural backbone that supports a series of attached floor modules. These floors are sustained by a reinforced concrete core and two parallel walls running along Fifth Avenue, aligned with the long axis of Manhattan. By pushing the core outward and isolating it from the main residential volumes, the design achieves large, unobstructed apartment interiors with panoramic views. This approach eliminates vertical circulation within the units themselves, allowing for clear-span layouts and flexible, open interior spaces."
"Structurally, the tower incorporates a number of engineering strategies developed to address its slender proportions and height. Six mechanical floors act as outrigger levels, tying into the eccentrically placed core to increase lateral rigidity. Wind performance was refined through extensive wind tunnel testing, including aeroelastic studies, informing features such as a void that functions as a windbreak and a damper located on the upper mechanical floor to ensure imperceptible movement for residents."
Meganom's 262 Fifth Avenue tower rises 860 feet across 52 stories and contains 26 residential units within roughly 140,000 square feet. An international team includes Norm Architects, SLCE Architects, and untitled architecture. The design draws inspiration from aeronautics, treating apartments as elevated 'shelves' that frame sweeping city views. A structural backbone comprising a reinforced concrete core and two parallel Fifth Avenue walls supports attached floor modules and isolates the core from residential volumes to enable unobstructed, clear-span interiors with no vertical circulation within units. Six mechanical floors act as outriggers, wind tunnel testing and an upper-floor damper control movement, while high-strength concrete and 97 ksi rebar taper to optimize performance.
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