![]() Representing the jet turbines that circulate the air and keep the platform ventilated, this exhibit is a three-dimensional sculpture of the fan blades, with a projection mapping of animated circulating fins. Mirrored stainless steel, custom trim extrusion with concealed / integrated glowing LEDs, backlit glass and a glass face with an interlayer of paint for text graphics complete the exhibit. The team hand-painted the leaves, 3D printed the full tree and created urethane encapsulated cross-sectioned roots for a more realistic appearance. After researching and mocking up various non-organic FR materials and creating a small prototype for approval, the Eventscape fabrication team fabricated the final exhibit. This “smart soil exhibit” is a 9-foot by 9-foot multi-layer feature illustrating the various base layers, from neon illuminated “concrete” to soil, grass and a miniature birch tree growing from the soil. One of the first steps in building the Hudson Yards project was to create an initial 10-acre platform of concrete and steel that was then filled with soil. Custom fabricated lettering on the walls were water-jet cut and machined from 1-inch-thick solid aluminum with integrated LED’s for a glowing effect as required. These were built of backlit graphic water-jet-cut tempered glass and digital ceramic ink and metal trim with plaster finished MDF to match the adjacent wall. Both floors also include zone“Intro” graphics (three per floor). Exhibit walls were approximately 9 to 10 feet wide each. ![]() To better accommodate the expected large crowds, and manage crowd flow, Rockwell duplicated the design for two separate floors. The three-dimensional displays are positioned throughout the space, with the graphic text display panels adjacent to the sculptural exhibits. ![]() Unique Characteristics & Project Challenges: All features were staged in the Eventscape facility prior to assembly on site. Multiple materials used in these features include: metal, glass, acrylic, polycarbonate, wood, lighting and ceramic printing. Eventscape was contracted to engineer, fabricate and install these features with accompanying graphic panels as well as a perforated backlit metal ceiling of the map of Manhattan in the 4th floor ticketing area. At the entrance to the elevator access, is a two-floor museum-style client experience centre, with detailed three-dimensional exhibits describing how this transformation of building over top of the old rail yards took place. With 360-degree views, New York has never been experienced like this before. Jutting out 80 feet from the side of the building on the 100th floor, it gives you the feeling of floating in the sky. This mixed-use building is part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment project and features a 7,500-square-foot view of Manhattan’s skyline, surrounded by a 9-foot-tall frameless glass wall and a windowed floor. The 1,131-foot-high cantilevered open-air observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards called “The Edge” is the highest outdoor sky deck in the western hemisphere. Two floors of detailed sculptural exhibits, graphics and feature ceiling. ![]() Feature Elements engineered, fabricated and installed by Eventscape: ![]()
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