208 West 96th Street Residences / Arctangent Architecture + Design

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Text description provided by the architects. Arctangent Architecture + Design (AA+D) in partnership with David Hu Architect PLLC (DHA) are pleased to announce the completion of a new contemporary residential mixed-use development in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The project, 208 West 96th Street Residences, is the partnership’s first ground-up structure completed in the United States.

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This development features nine full floor luxury apartment units in addition to a ground floor commercial space. The main architectural characteristic of this building is an undulating powder-coated laser-cut steel ‘veil’ that becomes both the balcony railings as well as a playful design element for the framing of city views from within the dwellings.

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This layered ‘veil’ with its gradated perforations constantly plays with light, views, reflections, and the materialization / dematerialization of mass making it a provocative and dynamic addition to the complex urban fabric of New York City.

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Other features of 208 West 96th Street include a custom designed lobby emulating the spatial layering concepts found on the building exterior, as well as overall attention to interior details not typically found in speculative developments.

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Address:Upper West Side, New York City, USA

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Cite: "208 West 96th Street Residences / Arctangent Architecture + Design" 21 Mar 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/218243/208-west-96th-street-residences-arctangent-architecture-design> ISSN 0719-8884

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