Expanding it to the left edge of the site as well, and extruding it so it's more of a mass gives it much stronger presence. The massing looks more alluring. (Floor plates were added for reference, to see where intersections would occur.)
Sinking this massing—so that the top of the right side is a ground level—helps to ground the massing. This larger footprint can also be opened up as ground floor indoor space.
The rising volume is much more important than just a formal element. Because the streets of Peck Slip are so narrow it's important to keep them from becoming dark corridors. Lifted at one end, and tapering as it falls, this shape helps avoid that. It's low at the FDR side, for interaction with the waterfront activities there (and future developments at street level). The lifted (inland) end also serves as public space, space where sculptures made inside can be displayed perhaps, it faces the Peck Slip School and looks toward it—and the entire residential neighborhood beyond—beckoning them to visit and express themselves. The openness allows one to wander in without hesitation.
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