Eastwick

Formerly a barren, utilitarian rooftop, this penthouse renovation reimagines a 19th-century structure as a multi-layered garden sanctuary. Each interior room opens onto a distinct terrace, fostering seamless indoor-outdoor connections. A sculpted, multi-level design integrates Aspen groves, wildflower meadows, a sunken dining terrace, and a reflecting pool that dissolves the boundary between interior and exterior. Innovative structural and mechanical retrofits support intensive green roof systems, erasing traces of the original rooftop and evoking a "faux terra firma" above the city. Vertical trellises, subtle topographic shifts, and modulated surfaces shape
a fully immersive garden experience—offering a serene, natural counterpoint to the dense skyline of Lower Manhattan. Conceived as a spatial journey, the rooftop landscape becomes a mystical, suspended retreat in the sky.