urban garden @ 1 great jones alley

with bksk architects

This urban oasis was designed as part of the amenity of a 16 unit condomium building in NoHo, nyc.  Located at the end of Great Jones Alley, accessed via a privated gated entrance off Great Jones Street, this urban garden provides a tranquil, green oasis in the heart of the NoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan.

The space, which consists of a private secondary entrance to the condominium building is split across the ground and first floor. A three story glass box stair connects the sub terranian cellar thermal bath amenity space, ground floor lobby and this heavily planted roof top terrace.   

Corten steel was used not only for the large plantersand privacy screens, but als as a rainscreen claddingto the private vehicle turning area which was designed to allow for private drop off and pickup of the residence of the unit owners within the building.

A substantial living green wall completes this truly unique private urban garden.