Park Avenue Tower Residence New York City
Located in one of the tallest and most exclusive residential towers in the world, this penthouse apartment combines Japanese design traditions and materials into a contemporary residential environment. Surrounded by spectacular views of Manhattan and beyond, the footprint of this Park Avenue Residence forms a square that is surrounded by square windows punched out from a concrete façade. This structural rigidity directly contrasts with the lightness and extraordinary refinement of Japanese art and architecture throughout the home.
Many of the interior finishes were sourced directly from Japan, including salvaged 1000-year-old wood, centuries-old recycled stone slabs, hand-made ceramic tiles and original Shikkui plaster. These traditional Japanese materials, combined with clean and modern architectural lines, form an unmistakably contemporary ensemble.
The project is a collaboration between YUN Architecture, as local architect, and artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, together with his architecture office New Material Research Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan.
