Rising waters, escalating temperatures –

and growing populations are particularly challenging in urban centers, where vertical living is the norm, and nature has long been an afterthought. We imagined a future New York where green is the word, in the streets, on the rooftops, in the sky, and on the waterways.

*On the main photo Kate: Cape by Celestino Couture; Earrings by Deepa Gurnani. Bike by TKTK.

This architectural collection features extensive vegetation, resource circulation, and community space to create social, ecological, and economic sustainability. Its special features range from greywater systems to passive heating, while add-ons are built with ideas of portability and adaptability in mind.

“There’s a river somewhere that flows through the lives of everyone.”— Roberta Flack

FUTURE NEW YORK — On Landon: Hoodie, Shirt, Jeans by Todd Shelton; Espadrilles by Giuseppe Zanotti; Sunglasses by Portrait Eyewear. Scooter by TKTK.

A Pavillion, designed by Dutch architects Delta Sync and PublicDomain Architects is a community of floating houses The translucent shelter relies on solar energy, and its structure is made of anti-corrosive plastic ETFE, which is 100 times lighter than glass and therefore ideal for a floating structure.

This building top features communal green balconies watered by a central greywater system. The rooftop features a community garden using portable agriculture stands and agricultural bins.

This community building can function both –

as a structural additive as well as a stand-alone edifice. Its interior provides the opportunity for communal shelter, while the roof is sloped for rainwater collection.

This building top has windows on all four sides –

outlined in vegetation and is crowned by a large rooftop gathering area surrounded by greenery. All vegetation is watered by a central greywater system.

“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”—Henry David Thoreau

“The nation behaves well if it treats its natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.” —Theodore Roosevelt

This rooftop gathering space features windows lined with natural vegetation maintained by a central greywater system.

This community fountain has circular seating centered around a pond, and it functions as space for community gathering and waterfront relaxation. Portable agriculture pots can accentuate the area by providing easy-to-maintain greenery

Pots with curved edges create easy-to-maintain greenery that can be placed in any setting. With an opening that slims into a small bottom spout, pots can additionally be applied to greywater systems, soil plots, or water bodies.

These towers allow for portable agriculture with sides sloped to facilitate rainwater and plant boxes oriented to allow for equal distribution of running water. Sides may be collapsed together to create a piece that is flat-pack.

A facade covered by diagonally-rising plant boxes transforms ecology into an art form, while the three other walls featuring inset windows provide ample natural lighting. Vegetation may be watered by a central greywater system.

Hair by David Cotteblanche for The One by Fekkai and Nicole Cyrese, Hair Jewels by Nicole Cyrese; Makeup by Agata Helena; Models: Kate, Landon, Nick, Lushian, Francis TK AGENCY INFO HERE.

Photography by Andrew Matusik, Matusikart.com Image Compositing by Andrew Matusik Sustainability Designer: Noemi Florea, Architecture Consultant: Luke Hellkamp
All production on location in Studio, 333 Park Ave, NYC

Stylist: Laurean Ossorio

DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN

is a testament to human connection, and 77 Greenwich, one of the newest luxury residential towers rising into the NYC skyline, offers the ultimate perch from which to behold the bustling streets and beautiful vistas that surround it. Standing at the intersection of Battery Park City, Tribeca, and the Financial District, the building will seamlessly incorporate retail, educational, and residential uses, thanks to the unparalleled vision of two design luminaries: FXCollaborative and Deborah Berke Partners.

Together, the two firms have created a soaring, 500-foot, 42-story, environmentally sustainable haven with a stepped-glass curtain wall façade that offers each of its 90 condominiums stunning views of New York Harbor or the Hudson River. The distinctive shape, irregular against the NY street grid, is elongated to expand the view from each condo, while giving the appearance that the building has been stretched thin.

The ground-floor lobby is designed with dark granite floors and bleached mahogany walls and ceiling baffles, while the residential floors are filled with natural light. Every hallway and the heart of each condo is lit by large windows that reveal the sky and let sunlight in. “As you come up into the building,” says Stephen Brockman, Partner, and LEED AP at Deborah Berke Partners, “you start to ascend into the sky.”

The residences,

which range from one to four bedrooms, were designed by Deborah Berke Partners with clean lines and light colors, to highlight the open living areas and panoramic, floor-to-ceiling windows. 77 Greenwich is meant to act as a refuge, a serene respite from the busy day-to-day of the city far below.

Sky Origami Sky-High Oasis Sky High Retreat — 77 Greenwich Living Room

The tower

was also designed to encourage a sense of community. Each floor has only a few condos, allowing residents to get to know their neighbors. Shared amenity spaces on the 41st and 42nd floors feature a catering kitchen, a private dining area, and a children’s activity room. There is also a 3,600-ft rooftop garden, a “meditation deck,” and a double-height fitness center, as well as a built-in dog park which is located on a lower floor. Even the apartment interiors were devised for families and gatherings: The living rooms, kitchens, and dining rooms are all in one open space. “It really is this communal, active environment,” says Brockman.

The 8-story cast-stone base of the building –

which incorporates an-1810 landmarked rowhouse, the Robert and Anne Dickey House— will also house a new public elementary school, a promising sign for the neighborhood. “I think it’s a telling story,” says Stephan Dallendorfer, partner at FXCollaborative, “that SCA (New York City School Construction Authority) sees that there’s a demand for schools down in the area, gravitating to a family-oriented neighborhood.” The retail spaces will also be located on the building’s ground level and lower floors.

Jacqueline Urgo, president of The Marketing Directors –

the exclusive sales and marketing agency for the residential portion of the tower believes that the residences will be “exceptionally well-received” in the marketplace. “Our targeted clientele is singles and professional couples, with a big walk-to-work aspect,” she says. “But we’re also targeting young families based on how downtown is growing as a residential destination—and by virtue of the size of our apartments.”

Work on 77 Greenwich should be completed sometime in 2020, but condo sales have already begun. “It feels ready to occupied,” says Brockman. “We spent a lot of time and effort to design something that feels special.”