Lower East Side Development

[EastMillinocket]

Looking at those building across from the construction site: I like that little black box building with the single row of windows. The idea of having the interior space well enclosed, with one large window for light and views seems an ideal arrangement of an urban dwelling.

Inspirational design. Creative thinking. If only more architects would think "inside the box."

We need more buildings in Manhattan that look like this.

[Merry]

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[ASchwarz]

^^ "little black box building" ---> Blech...in all respects!!!

That building is designed by Norman Foster. And it's an art gallery building, so no residents.

[petermore]

First Look at Mark Foster Gage’s Sinuous Facade Proposed for 141 Chrystie Street
By Ondel Hylton
December 8, 2015
http://www.6sqft.com/first-look-at-m...rystie-street/

Yesterday, 6sqft revealed Mark Foster Gage Architects’ (MFGA) captivating supertall proposal at 41 West 57th Street. But on the more modest end of the size spectrum, the firm has envisioned an elegant and dynamic 11-story residential building at 141 Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side. The project would rise from a narrow site between Delancey and Broome Streets, which currently holds a two-story building that, at one point or another, held the shuttered nightlife venues LES Sports Bar, Mystique, Chrystie 141, and Inga.

More info and images in the post here.