A large public structure’vessel’ in Manhattan, New York, USA, opened on March 15, 2019. New York = Reuters Yonhap News
The new famous’vessel’ in Manhattan, New York, was temporarily closed after 1 year and 10 months of opening.
The world is closing major tourist attractions due to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) pandemic (a pandemic), but the reason for Vessel’s closure is not Corona 19. In the last year, three accidents that made extreme choices have occurred, and a decision has been made to suspend operations.
Affiliates of the vessel operating company’Hudson Yard Development Project’ announced plans to close the vessel indefinitely for additional safety measures.
Communities “Ignore Chest Height Railings, Potential Loss of Life”
View of Manhattan from the top of a public structure vessel in Manhattan, New York, USA. As accidents never cease in Vessel, voices from local communities are calling out that the height of the obstacles on each floor should be raised.
On the 12th (local time), the New York Times (NYT) said, “On the day after the third extreme choice incident in Vessel, visitors to Vessel were banned from entering.”
Vessel, which opened in March 2019 in Midtown Manhattan, New York, is a beehive-shaped observation deck that is about 45 meters high. It was designed by British architect Thomas Heatherwick to create 80 observation spaces by connecting 2,500 stairs. With a view of New York and the Hudson River from any point, it quickly emerged as a new tourist attraction in New York right after opening.
However, it seems that Vessel’s reputation is fading as the spread of Corona 19 causes visitors to be cut off and frequent accidents arise. A 19-year-old man from New Jersey last February and a 24-year-old Brooklyn woman last month, followed by a 21-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas made an extreme choice on the 11th.
Shortly after the first accident in February of last year, the local residents’ committee requested that the height of the railing for fall prevention be increased, but the vessel operator chose to increase the number of safety personnel instead of making changes to the building.
The Residents’ Committee said, “As a safety device to prevent unfortunate loss of life, all railings are about the height of an adult’s chest,” and said, “As the third accident occurred, artistic value cannot be prioritized over safety.”
There were voices of concern about Vessel’s safety before the accident.
Audrey Wax, former deputy editor-in-chief of’Architectural Newspaper’, over the design of the vessel in 2016, “Heatherwick doesn’t seem to have learned enough lessons from the city’s bridges or iconic skyscrapers.” I may get off,” he pointed out through the column. The compromise between the height of the safety railing and the visibility of the visitor was a problem.
Wire mesh to prevent investment in the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge… the fate of high-rise structures
Inside view from the top of a public structure vessel in Manhattan, New York, USA.
In fact, concerns about the occurrence of extreme choices are a fatal concern for all high-rise structures.
Dr. Daniel Leidenberg of SAVE, an American suicide prevention organization, said, “Throwing is only 2-3% of all extreme choices, but high-rise buildings attract people with great pain because of the power that attracts people’s eyes.” said. “Some people look for places like this because they expect someone to block their extreme choices,” he stressed.
In the case of New York, the Rockefeller Center and Empire State Building, which were established as symbols before Vessel, are also considered places with the same danger, and measures such as the installation of safety devices have been strengthened. New York University’s Babst Library, which has a balcony on the 12th floor, installed polycarbonate railings more than 2m high after a similar accident in the 2010s.
The most well-known debate about this took place at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. After a long controversy, a wire mesh has been installed on the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent jumping from 2017. The project is expected to be completed by 2025 with a project worth $211 million (approximately 230 billion won).
Real Deal, the US real estate media, commented, “Some are concerned about damaging the appearance of this historic bridge, raising questions about whether this project will reduce extreme options or whether related accidents will occur elsewhere.”
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