The Sky House

The Sky House is a residence constructed within a previously unoccupied penthouse structure at the summit of one of the earliest surviving skyscrapers in New York City. With its steep hipped roof of projecting dormers and chimneys set over a base of enormous arched windows, the exterior of the penthouse gives the impression of an ornate mansion suspended midway within the iconic vertical cityscape of Lower Manhattan.  Inside the exterior shell was a raw space with only the original riveted steel structure providing the skeleton for David Hotson Architects to create a spectacular home complete with a mirrored slide and rock climbing.  Seriously what a space!

The Slide – The entrance to a tubular slide, constructed from mirror polished stainless steel, emerges through a circular hole cut in the seamless sloping glass partition at the south end of the Attic.?Visitors are invited to select a yellow cashmere blanket from the pile beside the entrance to speed their trip to the bottom….The first leg of the slide passes through the attic glass, coils around the column and over the double-height guest bedroom, then slips through a second seamless glass window and out over the stair!!!

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