Tour Lantern House: Heatherwick’s First Residential Project

A 1,900-square-foot sculptural foyer for one of New York’s most unique new residential buildings is hidden beneath the High Line by a suspended glass canopy. Lantern House is the first finished house project in the United States by London-based designer Thomas Heatherwick, and it is inspired by the main observations of an architecturally-minded city tourist.

Architecture And Design Of The Tour Lantern House

The way the aforementioned lobby wraps itself around the High Line’s structural supports alludes to the twin palms that puncture the overhang at architect Albert Frey’s Palm Springs City Hall; its bulging, lantern-like windows are a contemporary interpretation of a brownstone’s bay windows; and its grey brick façade references the industrial warehouses of this largely former meatpacking district. The latter, on the other hand, are intended to distinguish the construction apart from its competitors.

March and White Design, a multinational business, used a “humanistic, experience-centric design approach” that combines “comfort and purposely created spaces” to build interiors that mirrored the designer’s expressive exterior. Natural materials such as wood and marble, as well as sculpturally faceted hardware, are used.

Interiors Of The House

On the inside, the unique nature of the windows organically produces a room that feels more created than Heatherwick’s referenced glass-box dwellings. “If anything, the pandemic has ushered in a kind of design renaissance,” adds Mota. “Right now, your home is so essential, and people are rethinking how they can make it special and enjoyable.”

Because the handcrafted windows provide more light and views than their flat rectangular equivalents, March and Mota elected to leave them mostly alone, removing furnishings to let their unique character shine through. Mota, who was inspired by French modernist Jean-Michel Frank, instead produced dramatic statements on the solid walls. A boiserie-style wallpaper by Maya Romanoff surrounds the space for a snug atmosphere in the jewel box main bedroom, while the lacquered walls and ceiling in the living area reflect plenty of light. He found the old items in Miami, New York, and France, and they date from the 1940s through the 1960s.

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