In Manhattan’s landmarked Tribeca North area, the top floor and roof of an 1884 warehouse are reconceived as a warm and welcoming home imbued with a sense of intermingling natural and urban elements. A relocated mezzanine features an interior court with a retractable glass roof and connects to the new green roof terrace above. Embracing the building’s industrial past, a visual discourse between new and old is devised through insertions of modern materials along with restored or reclaimed materials. A custom steel stair repurposes timbers from the old roof joists as treads and landings.

Founded in 2003, Andrew Franz Architect PLLC is an award-winning architecture and design studio based in New York City. With projects ranging from private residences to hospitality venues, workplaces, and facilities for cultural and nonprofit organizations, the studio creates thoughtfully detailed, highly functional spaces with a rich, yet modern sensibility. The firm's open-studio environment promotes a collaborative creative process through the sharing of original ideas and proven building practices. A design process which favors engagement, craft, and originality results in architectural solutions which are timeless and fresh, modern and urbane.