441 E 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY

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This new building, built on a narrow city lot, plays with the concept of a vertical row-house, "brick" and facade .  Taking the modular language of brick, it re-translates a glass facade with a modular frit pattern (designed to be seamless across all panels) to challenge the definition of aesthetic.  As a vertical townhouse, the elevator serves as the city sidewalk, connecting the multi-leveled units within.  The thick bands on the exterior denote the units housed within the building.
​COMPLETED 2009

with FLAnk