1200 Intrepid
Philadelphia, United States
Client
Liberty Property Trust
Typology
Work
Size m2/ft2
9,244 / 99,501
Status
Completed
Site — The site is bounded by Central Green Park and Navy Yard basin.
Navy Yard Basin Views — Referencing the Navy Yard's maritime history, a periscope penetrates the core of the building. The periscope brings natural light to each floor while projecting images from the Navy Yard basin into the center of the lobby.
Context — The form responds to the adjacent Central Green, flexing inwards along its curvature to strengthen the connection between building and park.
“The ‘shock wave’ of the public space spreads like rings in the water, invading the footprint of the building to create a generous urban canopy at the entrance. The resultant double-curved façade echoes the complex yet rational geometries of maritime architecture. Inside, the elevator lobby forms an actual periscope, allowing people to admire the mothballed ships at the adjacent docks.”Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
Thomas Christoffersen
Beat Schenk
Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Project Leader
Sören Grünert
David Brown
Brandon Cook
Michelle Stromsta
Project Team
Aran Coakley
Taylor Hewett
Deb Campbell
Annette Miller
Armen Menendian
Douglass Alligood
Janice Rim
Natalie Kwee Ming Yie
Terrence Lallak
Thea Gasseholm
Thomas Fagan
Peter Lee
Awards
PCI Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award, 2016
PCI Best Office Building Award, 2016
Philadelphia Business Journal Best Real Estate Deal, 2016
Collaborators
Environetics
In-Posse
LRSLA Studio
Pennoni
Re:Vision