To understand the emotion of people when they are in Penn Station, I analysed the key words on twitters about this place. I realized that people hate Penn Station because of its crowding, delays and lost. Congestion is the most serious problem. Overlapping circulation, unappealing waiting area, over capacity, narrow, dim not inviting gateways, etc.  All of these come together, seeking a solution of the problematic space. 

My strategy to solve the congestion, confusing circulation and orientation of the station is to create an atrium, using the in-between space formed by a bunch of towers, allowing passengers to see the streets and the iconic buildings around when they just get off the train. The atrium and the street is the first image the passengers see of New York City, creating an iconic image.

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The ground is open, forming a continuous urban space with the atrium. The Madison Square Garden Stadium is lifted together with a cultural loop on the second ground, a lobby area for the three towers. Madison Square Garden is relocated on the side of Seventh Avenue, to be connected with all the entertaining facilities on Garment District and Time Square. The other side of the cultural loop adjacent to Eighth Avenue is an art gallery with the view of the Farley building and the high-rises on Hudson Yards. The linking corridors and bridges connecting the stadium and the art gallery are filled with retails, which are boutique stores, bars, cafes that are serving the audience and visitors of the cultural loop.
The lifting height of the cultural loop is determined by the visibility from the lowest platform of the Farley's Facade on Eighth Avenue and the bridge next to Hotel Pennsylvania. The apertures on cultural loop allow natural light to reach the platform level.