Jean Nouvel’s New Skyscraper Will Rise Above New York’s Museum of Modern Art

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Pritzker Prize–winning architect Jean Nouvel has designed New York’s next supertall skyscraper, 53W53, which will stand adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art.

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53W53 will reach a height of 1,050 feet. Three of its 82 floors will serve as gallery space for MoMA.

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AD100 architect and designer Thierry Despont has devised the interiors of 53W53.

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The rest of the building will house 139 condominiums, developed by Hines with partners Goldman Sachs and Pontiac Land Group.

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Residents of the tower will have access to this 65-foot lap pool. Other amenities include a golf simulator, a 16-seat theater, a squash court, and a wellness center.

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53W53’s tapered exterior will feature an innovative latticed exoskeleton called the diagrid. The building is scheduled to open by 2018.