Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created a “vertical village”, the Radio Tower & Hotel in New York, which looks like a LEGO building. The 21,800-square-foot facility is located at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue, in Washington Heights neighborhood towards the northern tip of Manhattan and was designed for local developer YoungWoo & Associates.

Radio Tower & Hotel will host a hotel, shops, offices, and event space, which MVRDV has divided into several bold volumes that correspond to the scale of the built environment in the area. As architect Maas says:

“The building forms a vertical village with blocks that are the same size of the surrounding constructions, thus avoiding the common drawback of major developments in which new skyscrapers overwhelm the existing character of the city”.

The rendering of the building shows a stack of colored cubes positioned to reach a 22-story floor. The arrangement of the colored blocks is in line with the playful style of the architectural firm and is further enhanced by small terraces, which will house the green points of the structure. In addition to performing private functions, the tower will also be open to local residents, who will be able to use the shops on the ground floor and a courtyard in the center. The official opening of Radio Tower & Hotel is scheduled for 2021.

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