Based at 140 West 24th Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, the recently constructed Hyatt Place stands as one of the tallest Hyatt hotels in the U.S. -- towering 45 stories with more than 500 rooms. Its location and height provide sweeping City views to the north and south, including of the Empire State Building and the Freedom Tower, for its guests. With such a prominent exposure on all four sides, the design required a natural stone exterior to anchor it into its surrounding environment. Meeting the requirements for this exterior design, GammaStone Natural AIR with beige Portuguese limestone of 6mm thickness was the material of choice.
“As with most urban projects, space was at a premium,” stated the GammaStone team. “This building is very tall on an extremely tight site, so there was not much room outside the concrete walls to add the insulation and the rainscreen cladding system. GammaStone panels were chosen because they are very thin and light, to make them fit, and also to be installed on such heights, safely.”