New York, New York, USA
Designed by Gary Handel and his design team at Handel Architects, Madison House Tower is a new 53-story tower in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood, one of the city’s most active design districts, inspired by the elegance and magnificence of classic Gothic buildings and their ribboned exteriors that draw the eye skyward.
Madison House’s curtainwall is broken up with strips of solidity that vary in their width, creating a striking, fluted exterior.
At the tower top, the façade separates into multiple planes that angle upward and mark the building on the skyline.
The Madison House Tower has been awarded a 2024 American Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Residents enter on 30th Street through a majestic lobby defined by a massive white metal frame and jet mist granite.
Two all-glass bay windows blur the boundary between inside and out as they extend into the depth of the framed space; one of these marks the building entrance itself, while the other creates an intimate lounge area surrounded by landscaping.
This glass volume breaks through the frame itself as it rises, visually connecting with the volume of the tower above.
Elegant, refined materials create a welcoming experience, punctuated by two marble volumes that anchor either end of the space.
One of these volumes frames a stunning art piece by the glass artist Tom Patti, while the other encloses a large fireplace.
Over 950 individual lights bathe the space from above through an ornate filigree ceiling. Granite-clad walls are detailed with a thin bronze inlay.
The tower floorplate has been sculpted so that nearly all residences offer corner living/dining rooms and/or corner master bedrooms.
Residents experience direct contact with the extraordinary cityscape—with 11-foot ceilings and few columns. Each residence has a private foyer.
Amenities include a tiled and brass-accented spa with 75-foot multi-lane pool, hot tub, cold plunge, sauna and lounge area. A landscaped outdoor lounge provides a quiet space for conversation and evening drinks.
Project: Madison House Tower
Architects: Handel Architects LLP.
Design Team: Gary Handel, Amar Sen, Selina Kwan, PJ Ross, Shridhuli Solanki, Sarah Smith, Rachael Kalousdian, Kai-Yu Yu, Paul Lenke, Seth Riseman, Saba Meidany, Sarah Niesz, Seung Baik, Eun Buettner, Cesar Cheng Cruz, Anita Helfrich, Stephanie Hur, Mazdak Jafarian, Tin Yu Kao, Jin Soo Kim, Pierre Kocher, Nathan Laux, and Catalina Winter
General Contractor: MD Carlisle Construction Corp.
Client: JD Carlisle LLC.
Photographers: Lester Ali and Evan Joseph
