Hotson Poetry

Skyhouse by David Hotson Architect

Photos by Eric Laignel

The unique four level penthouse apartment is situated atop of one of New York City’s earliest steel skyscrapers built in 1896. It was completely re-designed by Hotson Architect, in collaboration with interior design studio Ghislaine Vinas Interior Design. The penthouse features an amazing polished steel slide that spans from the attic to the entrance floor, so great.

"All of the spaces of this residence exploit its situation above the Manhattan cityscape with vistas channeled through all four levels of the penthouse structure at a range of scale to capture framed views of iconic structures in the surrounding three-dimensional cityscape. While the true nature of these spaces can only be revealed to a visitor encountering them in the experienced present, the images re-presented here provide a glimpse of the experience of this house in the sky above the city of New York.”