A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban

<br/><img alt="cast iron house ph addition A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="485" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cast-iron-house-ph-addition.jpg" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" />The Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, whose most revolutionary perform has been directed toward temporary housing for disaster victims, will be leaving a permanent mark on a landmark New York City building. The 132-year-old Cast Iron Home, a downtown Manhattan constructing with a breathtakingly ornate cast iron facade, will soon have a pair of decadently expansive penthouses designed by Ban sitting atop the original 6-story structure<span>—</span>an addition so impressive and visually harmonious that New York’s famously finicky Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the design and style instantly. Living in a Ban space has it’s value, even though: the penthouses, generously infused with the architect’s bespoke white lacquer interior details, are set to go on the marketplace this spring for a clean $12-15 million.<br/><img alt="screen shot at am A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="764" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-at-am____.png" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="cast iron A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="336" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cast-iron.jpg" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="cast iron house ph A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="464" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cast-iron-house-ph.jpg" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="screen shot at am A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="342" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-at-am.jpg" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="screen shot at am A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="850" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-at-am_____.png" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" /><br/><img alt="screen shot at am A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " height="343" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/screen-shot-at-am_.jpg" title="A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban amazing ideas " width="600" /></p><br/><p>Images: New York Times Curbed</p><br/><p>

A New York Landmark Updated By Shigeru Ban

The Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, whose most revolutionary perform has been directed toward temporary housing for disaster victims, will b...

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