An Urban Tree House In New York City

August 3, 2023
A modern apartment with 22 foot glass walls includes wood structure and netting that was inspired by a treehouse.

NO ARCHITECTURE has shared photos of a home they completed inside a residential tower at the edge of Manhattan’s West Village, that has the appearance of an urban tree house.

The open-plan social areas of the interior are housed in a double-height space with 22-ft tall glass walls on three sides, and two “tree houses” that are connected by a self-supporting spiral stair.

A modern apartment with 22 foot glass walls includes wood structure and netting that was inspired by a treehouse.

Elevated hammock-like platforms reveal create additional seating areas that offer direct water views otherwise obscured by the neighborhood tree canopy.

A modern apartment with 22 foot glass walls includes wood structure and netting that was inspired by a treehouse.

A home office is hidden from the living room behind an oversized pivoting bookshelf.

A home office is hidden from the living room behind an oversized pivoting bookshelf.
A home office is hidden from the living room behind an oversized pivoting bookshelf.
A modern home office connects to a bedroom.

A hallway connects the main living areas of the home with the bedrooms and bathrooms.

A hallway includes a wet bar.

Before the bedrooms, there’s a TV room.

A TV room filled with natural light.

Each of the bedrooms are filled with an abundance of natural light.

A modern bedroom filled with an abundance of natural light.
A modern bedroom filled with an abundance of natural light.

In one of the bathrooms, there’s a wooden bathtub and a large double vanity.

A modern bathroom with grey stone walls and a wood bathtub.

Here’s a look at the floor plan that shows the layout of the home.

The floor plan of a large apartment.
Photography and Drawings © NO ARCHITECTURE | Design: NO ARCHITECTURE – Team: Andrew Heid, Chengliang Li, Chuhan Zhou, Feng Zhao, Kun Qian, Nadya Mikhaylovskaya, Theo Dimitrasopoulos, Trendelina Salihu, Wanpeng Zu, Xiangxiang Wang, Zhe Cao, Ziwei Deng | Collaborators: GMS, Gallon Engineering, Blueberry Construction