Credit: Courtesy of TWA Hotel / David Mitchell

TWA Hotel

BBB's design for the redevelopment of Eero Saarinen's mid-century masterpiece reactivates this international landmark and opens it to the public as a hotel, restaurant and conference center.

The newly designed TWA Hotel at JFK International Airport maintains the integrity and legacy of the 1962 structure designed by Eero Saarinen. Vacant for over 15 years, the restored Flight Center serves as the lobby for the hotel, and the cornerstone for the restaurant and conference complex. Two new wings located behind the historic Flight Center house 512 hotel rooms, and a subterranean 46,000 SF conference center is set between the two TWA connecting tubes. Restaurants, a 10,000-SF public observation deck, retail shops, a rooftop pool and a health club complete the program. The TWA Hotel is the only hotel within the JFK Airport property, providing both a convenient travelers amenity and an event destination for the metro New York area. Included in the project plans is a museum focusing on the history of TWA, the story of Eero Saarinen and the Midcentury Modern design movement.

 

Client

MCR Development

Location

Queens, NY

Size

512 key hotel

Completed

2019

Certification

Targeted LEED Gold

People

FAIA, LEED AP
Partner, Director of Historic Preservation
Partner-in-Charge
AIA
Principal
AIA, LEED AP
Partner
AIA, LEED AP
Senior Associate, Project Architect
AIA
Senior Associate
AIA, LFA
Associate, Architect
AIA
Associate, Architect