Designed by renowned architect David Childs of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, One World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower, is an ultra-modern, fluid and elegant tower. One World Trade Center redefines the New York skyline, reasserts downtown Manhattan’s preeminence as a business center and establishes a new civic icon for the country. One World Trade Center speaks about hope and the future, incorporating new architectual standards, setting a new level of social responsibility in urban design and offering unsurpassed access to mass transit service. As New York City’s tallest skyscraper it will rise into the sky in a faceted, crystalline form reflecting light by day and shimmering at night.

Upon completion, One World Trade Center’s program will include 2.6 million square feet of office space on 69 office floors, an observation deck 1,265 feet above ground, a skyline restaurant and shopping supported by mechanical facilities and parking. An illuminated antenna mast, secured by a system of cables, will rise to a final height of 1,776 feet.

A grand public lobby graced with a 50-foot ceiling will greet visitors entering from any of four street-level entrances located on each side of the building. The main entrance will be primarily used for tenant access. Separate entrances will be dedicated for visitors to the observation deck and skyline restaurant with express elevators to the 100-102 floors at the top of One World Trade Center.

The ultra-modern design of One World Trade Center is an innovative mix of architecture, structure, safety and sustainability. The building’s simplicity and clarity of form are timeless, extending the long tradition of American ingenuity in high-rise construction. One World Trade Center will be a new visual landmark for New York and the United States.

Its structure is designed around a strong, redundant steel moment frame consisting of beams and columns connected by a combination of welding and bolting. Paired with a concrete-core shear wall, the moment frame lends substantial rigidity and redundancy to the overall building structure while providing column-free interior spans for maximum flexibility.

The building incorporates highly advanced state-of-the-art life-safety systems that exceed the requirements ofthe New York City Building Code and that will lead the way in developing new high-rise building standards. An on-site Police Command Center will serve the entire World Trade Center site.

Through unprecedented collaborations with technology and energy leaders throughout the world, One World Trade Center’s design team used the latest methods to maximize efficiency, minimize waste and pollution, conserve water, improve air quality and reduce the impacts of the development.

Taking advantage of the next generation of innovative energy sources, such as cogeneration and fuel cells, as well as off-site renewable energy sources such as wind and hydro power, One World Trade Center will set a new design standard.

Workers commuting to One World Trade Center will enjoy unprecedented access to mass transit service. Dazzling new climate-controlled corridors will connect the tower to The World Trade Center Transportation Hub and the new PATH terminal, 13 NYC Transit subway lines and the new Fulton Street Transit Center, the World Financial Center and ferry terminal, below-grade parking and world-class shopping and dining.

One World Trade Center’s unique location in Lower Manhattan will position it in close proximity to amenities at the World Financial Center, Battery Park City and the new West Side Promenade, as well as offer easy access to South Street Seaport and Wall Street. Neighborhood amenities include world-class shopping and a riverfront walkway in a mixed-use community that is active 24/7.