Banyan Drive Treehouse | Rockefeller Architects

200 Eleventh Avenue in Chelsea New York, has an amazing feature, Manhattan’s first en-suite sky garage. An 8,000-pound-capacity freight elevator whisks your luxuriuos cars directly into your apartment.  The garage will automatically identify your car and which apartment it belongs to. After driving into the elevator, the lift will transport your car to the floor you live on, and will then allow you to pull forward into your own garage. Watch the video on ...
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Part office/studio, part recreational getaway, this unique project is located at the base of a large pine tree in the backyard of a  canyon residence.  The client is an artist and lover of nature so the Banyon Drive Treehouse, perched twelve feet off the ground, will serve as a creative respite from the demands of domestic responsibilities.Project Size: 170 s.f.  Rockefeller Architects...
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Casa Mavra is less about decoration and more about presence. The use of raw materials and controlled geometry puts it closer to projects like the Shoreline House, where architecture works with the landscape rather than trying to dominate it. The sequence into the home is what stands out. That long approach, defined by a rising wall and water running alongside the stairs, creates a sense of transition that feels deliberate and slow. It is a similar kin...
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