THE ULTRA-MODERN URBAN PENTHOUSE FINDS VISUAL WARMTH IN A WEALTH OF WALNUT SURFACES AND NATURAL LIGHT

摘要

Sky-high residences like the apartment VJAA designed for clients in a LEED-certified high-rise offer many advantages, chief among them stunning views of the surrounding city. But an aerie home can lack important elements of terra-firma living. "One of our primary challenges was how to create a sense of comfort, warrnth, and protection that high up," explains VJAA principal Vincent James, FAIA, A related challenge was designing for intimacy, flow, and natural light in a large unit with a highly irregular shape (a result of the building's green strategies).