Answer to last week’s “Way too obscure French reference” contest: Albert Camus’ “L’Etranger.” (The Stranger) “Sea, sun and sky” in my last post refered to the pivotal scene in the novel where Meursault shoots the Arab on the beach- During the subsequent murder trial, Meursault can only offer his vague perceptions of those three elements [...]
Category Archives: Condominium
165 Charles St, 173-176 Perry St
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Nouvel Chelsea
Funny thing about the Nouvel Chelsea- The first time you see the structure, located at 100 11th Avenue in Manhattan, it could very well be the rear façade. That is because The Highline, Chelsea’s starchitectural equivalent of the car- safari, (leisurely sight-seeing in relative safety- except instead of exotic animals we have pastorally grazing condominiums) [...]
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New York by Gehry
According to Louis Kahn, the sun never knew how great it was until it struck the side of a building. So how great is it when light graces 8 Spruce Street- a serpentine, stainless steel-clad residential tower located a few blocks north of Cass Gilbert’s Woolworth Building in downtown Manhattan? To fully answer that question, [...]
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Blue Condo
Bernard Tschumi’s Blue Condo at 105 Norfolk St consists of 32 residences ranging from one- and two-bedroom units near the base to full-floor units with large terraces higher up, crowned by a duplex penthouse. The apartments are outfitted with sustainable materials, including bamboo floors and wall panels, palm flooring, and river-pebble bathroom tiles. Residents also [...]
