Works construction of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York, the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere, was temporarily halted following a complaint after a 8-foot 2,5 m piece of guardrail from a construction elevator fell from the 81st floor to the street below.
An inspection of all six hoist cars was conducted by the installation company the following day. The order was then "fully rescinded", allowing work to resume. Developers Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group installed a series of vertical fins onto the facade in an effort to solve the problem, while Viñoly apologised for what he called "a lot of mistakes". Developer Macklowe Properties neglected to comment on the issue.
432 Park Avenue was designed by New York-based Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly and is part of the recent trend for skinny skyscrapers in the city, alongside projects by Foster + Partners and SHoP Architects.
The New York City Department of Buildings ordered all work stopped at 432 Park Ave. on Thursday. The 1,397-foot 425-metre-high skyscraper being built by Harry Macklowe and CIM Group
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