Dec 12, 2025
WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND
concept & vision
Skylights is an addition to a 7th-floor apartment in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. We propose a sculptural volume that creates direct access to the private roof deck, brings top light and natural ventilation to the apartment below, and provides a variety of space, color and light experiences on both levels
design & architecture
made out of three modified containers, Skylights' containers are cut and rewelded, positioned vertically within the roof structure and partially painted silver to participate—as an oversize duct or exhaust pipe—in the silver roofscape of the city
program & use
we conceive each of the three volumes to accommodate one function: stair connection and hovering hammock in the yellow, open to deck with sit down table in the green, laydown in the blue
impact & significance
a different threshold or an interference between inside and outside, between indoor space below and outdoor space above