BIG reinterprets a 100+ year zoning law in the heart of Harlem
BIG reinterprets a 100+ year zoning law in the heart of Harlem The Smile. South Model Unit. Image by Pernille and Thomas Loof. NEW YORK, NY .- The Smile, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, is a mixed-use residential development introducing affordable housing units alongside market rate rentals, set within the vibrant Harlem streetscape. In 1912, the Equitable Building in Lower Manhattan was designed to be the largest building that could fit its site and rose skywards from the street lot-line without any setbacks. The building has since served as the prime example of the perils of unregulate...
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