Everything that was going on, including observation decks, was all happening over in Hudson Yards. It has brought a newfound resurgence or energy back to that part of town. “You look up at this beautiful building that has changed the skyline of New York City as we know it. All these elements really transcended the work that we did into something much more, a greater beast than it was originally.” A new drawįor Harp, the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt experience starts down on the sidewalk: “Kenzo Digital had a specific vision which was explained to us in paper at the beginning, but which really emerged once we got involved with him. “Quite a few spaces required our sort of thinking, as well as that of the other companies that we worked with, and of Kenzo Digital, the immersive designer on the project. The LED Provider was Samsung Electronics America and lighting was supplied by Barbizon.Ī post shared by SUMMIT One Vanderbilt had the backing of Mark Holliday, the SL Green CEO,” Harp says. Additionally, Electrosonic provided its AFFINITY Service with a full-time on-site technician responsible for preventative maintenance and break-fix. The audio-visual design was supplied by Jaros, Baum and Bolles (JB&B), and audio-visual integration & support by Electrosonic.
Kenzo Digital was the experience and content designer.Ĭonstruction management was provided by AECOM Tishman the Technology Advisor was Tad. The owner, SL Green Realty Corp., NYC’s Largest Commercial Landlord, is a fully integrated REIT focused primarily on acquiring, managing, and maximising the value of Manhattan commercial properties. We were all able to put our brains together and think about innovation, and how we could make this even better.”įor this project to succeed, collaboration was key. We were able to work very closely with JB&B as well as TAD (Technology, Architecture, Design), who were in an owner’s rep advisory role. “The first step in our process was to take the bill of materials that we were given and begin our detailed engineering phase. I think it was evident to them as well as to the other stakeholders early on that we really do have a good grasp on those types of technologies, and what it was going to take to be able to fit this space out the way that it was intended.”Įlectrosonic was hired in October 2020 working directly for SL Green, the owner, to provide systems integration. So, they got us involved in the RFP process. They were aware that we have a specialised unique skillset around immersive and experiential technology. We had some conversations about the project, after which they came to us. “We were working with JB&B, the AV designers on the project. Harp then goes on to outline the process, as well as the growth and evolution of the project. It’s a beautiful building with an amazing experience at the top.” The evolution of SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
But we made it work, and we certainly did a good job, and everybody was happy. In the end, the overall job and the effort that was required was significantly more than was originally planned. There was a lot of designing and changing and upgrading of things on the fly as we went. “That is when Electrosonic was hired as the AV systems integrator. “If we then fast forward a few years, the project went through a couple of different AV designers, and then finally got to the point where they thought they were ready to build something in about October 2020. We had told them of another project that we had done in lower Manhattan for One World Observatory.
They didn’t know what they wanted, other than that they wanted an observation deck. Interestingly, Electrosonic had taken SL Green to go see One World Observatory, to give them some inspiration for what they were looking to do, which was very blue sky at the time. “The idea came about six or seven years ago.
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