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SOHO TOWNHOUSE

• New York, NY
• Under Construction
• 6,000 Square Feet
• Selected Media: Design Bureau, Material Evidence, Arhitectura
• Kristina Kesler, Michela Chiavi, Lucia Eastman, Jeremy Edmiston, Kevin Field, Sara Goldsmith, Edward Kim-Yujoong, Jung Min Kim, Scott Nicholl
• Severud Associates, Engineers
• DNV Associates, MEP Engineers
• GZA GeoEnvironmental of New York
• Pinnacle Construction Group, Inc.

The Soho Townhouse project converted and expanded a 3-story, multi-family residence into a 5-stor,y single-family home. The new design provides ample room for entertaining, family life, exercise, and work. The new basement level holds a commercial space, a grandfathered condition from the original building.

The design aims to create a push-and-pull between the public space of the street and the private space of the home using the façade as a surface that negotiates the elements of domesticity and street, public and private, and structure and ornament through the use of terraces and setbacks. The resulting interior benefits from a great deal of natural light and private outdoor space overlooking the SoHo block.

The owner of the property is ultimately pragmatic and thus interested in maximizing occupiable space and in taking advantage of available tax exemptions. In order to utilize the maximum site FAR, we expanded the building footprint and created a variety of open spaces including balconies, terraces and a green roof. The last condition makes use of tax exemptions, minimizes the carbon footprint and expands oxygen production.

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