In the new pavilion of the penthouse another living area with a suspended steel fireplace is placed beside a guestroom. The volume is enclosed by two terraces created on the roof: the one to the south, larger and sunnier, defined by a perimeter of green plantings and the forceful geometric signs of the horizontal skylights, has been designed in continuity with the living area, from which it is separated by a continuous glazing with wooden casements. The one to the north, with the same finishes and also with planters at its edges, corresponds to the guestroom. In the organization of a complete residential unit, the project comes to terms with the memory and forms of the existing building, activating a process of transformation that does not attempt to erase the traces of urban history.
Project Dean/Wolf Architects - Photo Paul Warchol