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Upper East Side, New York
Client
Residential, Confidential
Size
Program
Residential Garden and Green Roof
Collaborators
Michael K Chen Architecture, IA Construction Management, Buro Happold, Prudon Partners, Brian Order Lighting Design
Year
2017
Awards
2017 Residential Architecture Award from Architect Magazine

Nanobiome

A rooftop terrace and vertical garden on a landmark brownstone

Local enlivened a landmarked brownstone’s exterior and roof terrace with a lush palette of native vegetation.

Client
Residential, Confidential
Size
Program
Residential Garden and Green Roof
Collaborators
Michael K Chen Architecture, IA Construction Management, Buro Happold, Prudon Partners, Brian Order Lighting Design
Year
2017
Awards
2017 Residential Architecture Award from Architect Magazine
The design includes a fully irrigated vertical garden that features native woodland plants and mosses from New York State, inserted into custom terra cotta units.
The design includes a fully irrigated vertical garden that features native woodland plants and mosses from New York State, inserted into custom terra cotta units.
The design includes a fully irrigated vertical garden that features native woodland plants and mosses from New York State, inserted into custom terra cotta units.
The design includes a fully irrigated vertical garden that features native woodland plants and mosses from New York State, inserted into custom terra cotta units.
A modern garden oasis welcomes family and guests for entertaining, while the penthouse terrace creates a peaceful space featuring the iconic New York City skyline.
A modern garden oasis welcomes family and guests for entertaining, while the penthouse terrace creates a peaceful space featuring the iconic New York City skyline.
A modern garden oasis welcomes family and guests for entertaining, while the penthouse terrace creates a peaceful space featuring the iconic New York City skyline.
A modern garden oasis welcomes family and guests for entertaining, while the penthouse terrace creates a peaceful space featuring the iconic New York City skyline.
The project was structured as a designed experiment: the plant species selected for the living wall is an endangered native of rocky outcrops in Upstate New York. While climate change threatens its natural habitat, it is uniquely well-adapted to the conditions of a controlled urban environment.
The project was structured as a designed experiment: the plant species selected for the living wall is an endangered native of rocky outcrops in Upstate New York. While climate change threatens its natural habitat, it is uniquely well-adapted to the conditions of a controlled urban environment.
The project was structured as a designed experiment: the plant species selected for the living wall is an endangered native of rocky outcrops in Upstate New York. While climate change threatens its natural habitat, it is uniquely well-adapted to the conditions of a controlled urban environment.
The project was structured as a designed experiment: the plant species selected for the living wall is an endangered native of rocky outcrops in Upstate New York. While climate change threatens its natural habitat, it is uniquely well-adapted to the conditions of a controlled urban environment.
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Through partnership with the State University of New York and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the project is continually monitored to understand its applicability to expand the habitat for this species and other vulnerable flora.
Through partnership with the State University of New York and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the project is continually monitored to understand its applicability to expand the habitat for this species and other vulnerable flora.
Through partnership with the State University of New York and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the project is continually monitored to understand its applicability to expand the habitat for this species and other vulnerable flora.
Through partnership with the State University of New York and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the project is continually monitored to understand its applicability to expand the habitat for this species and other vulnerable flora.