plans for new cast iron tribeca penthouses by shigeru ban released

architectural visualizers hayes davidson have just released two renderings of shigeru ban’s new penthouse additions to the top of the cast iron house in new york’s tribeca neighborhood. ban has been commissioned to design not only the rooftop additions, but also the entire interior as it is converted into condominiums. the white structure will featured a network of vierendeel trusses that afford large open voids in the structure, and a cantilever that allows glass panels below to open the bottom level entirely to the rooftop’s exterior and the new york skyline.

glass panels slide open to connect the bottom level with the exterior
image © hayes davidson (also main image)

according to dean maltz, a managing principle at shigeru ban architects, the project has been conceived as a ‘ship within a bottle’. ‘the skin of the building is the bottle, while the interior, which has been completely reconfigured to create 11 duplex apartments, is the ship,’ explains maltz. each unit will contain a double-height living room area and will range anywhere from 2,850 to 4,890 square feet and $12 to 15 million USD.

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