"...it is your contact with reality that is the sculptural experience..."

—Isamu Noguchi

Site: Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, New York —
Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a neighborhood characterized by a contemporary art scene, the proposed artist housing sits on the edge of East River as a monumental, sculptural architecture to celebrate the liveliness artists bring to the city. The site consists of an inverted pyramid that contains living units, shared workshops, studio space, a gallery, and quality green space. The project was inspired by Noguchi's pursuits — that spaces as sculptures are made for the land, the place, and the people — a communication beyond time and into the space of our earth.

20 stories, 48 units per floor —
The inverted pyramid enveloped in white frosted glass provides creative practitioners a community to connect and communicate. The southwest corner on every storey is a communal observation deck to views of the bigger New York City; rooftops of workspace and studios also serve as gathering spots private to the residents.

Structure —
A system of hollow structural sections (HSS) is designed to hold up the entire inverted pyramid — high-strength welded steel tubing with high radius of gyration about both axes, providing superior compression performance and significant weight savings commonly used for high-rise.