MechoShade in the New York Times Mockup

MechoShade in the New York Times Mockup
The New York Times Company is in the process of building their new world headquarters designed by Renzo Piano in midtown Manhattan.

Fox and Fowle are the project architects and Gensler is the interior architect.

This building is taking a radical step in the concept of daylighting and sustainable design, using an 800-foot glass curtain wall to provide natural daylight to all occupants.

To assure the effectiveness and comfort of such a design, the New York Times, NYSERDA and Lawrence Berkeley Labs commissioned an extensive mock-up in College Point, NY that Metropolis magazine calls 'the most ambitious lighting experiment in American commercial real estate.'

New York Times selected MechoShade and it's AAC SolarTrac system to participate in this far-reaching mock-up.

MechoShade's participation in this important sustainable design project is another reason why MechoShade Systems continues to be in the forefront of a renewal of the use of daylighting and automated shading and dimming systems.

WindowManagement is a prerequisite to successful daylighting.

Daylighting is not possible without some protection on the window wall.