Ichigoni At 152 Elizabeth Street
ARCHITECTS
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2018
LOCATION
New York, NY, United States
TYPE
Residential › Apartment
From www.152elizabethst.com: When describing 152 Elizabeth, Tadao Ando felt that along with embracing Manhattan, it was a paramount for the building to create a sort of sanctuary apart from it.
According to Ando, “A home has to be a place where you can reflect on your life. This project is about that.
When you come home, 152 Elizabeth should give a quiet feeling.
I have to make something that touches human hearts and leaves a feeling inside of them”.
In regards to the building, Ando speaks about 152 Elizabeth being made of “20th-century materials” — concrete, iron, and glass.
For a building to truly work, Ando believes there has to be a balance of its elements — not just between the light and the shadow, but also between the water, the greenery, the steel, and the glass.