Building Details A Balcony For All Seasons

Where open space is a hot commodity, NanaWall brings the outside in.

- Sheila Kim

Outdoor living and terraces are coveted luxuries in the dense city of New York, so when G Ateliers converted an old tenement on Manhattan’s Lower East Side into a mixed-use development, the firm strove to offer each residential unit a comparable amenity. “Space for enclosed balconies in New York City is limited, and we wanted to give the residents the experience of a balcony like living room that they can open to the street,” explains G Ateliers principal Orlando Garcia.