asap / Adam Sokol Architecture Practice: Beginning with the owner’s stated preference for a home with abundant natural light, the name of this project was adapted from that of a famous Beijing garden.
Project name
Apartment of Perfect Brightness
Architecture firm
asap / Adam Sokol Architecture Practice
Photography
Jonathon Leijonhufvud
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA; Daymond Robinson, Gregory Serweta
Collaborators
Smith + Anderson (lighting design) Claudy Jongstra (textile design)
Built area
230 m² / 2,500 ft²
Site area
230 m² / 2,500 ft²
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Smith + Anderson
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Situated on an urban infill site, this house builds on Buffalo’s rich architectural heritage, with works by Frank Lloyd Wright and H.H. Richardson only steps away. But rather than looking only to the past, the house offers a model for twenty-first century urban life, with a soaring interior space organized around views, nature and daylight.
Project name
Black Diamond House
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Location
Buffalo, New York
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal, Boris Morin-Defoy, principal designer
Interior design
Adam Sokol
Structural engineer
Tredo Engineers
Material
Polished concrete, birch plywood, plaster, and glass tile
Typology
Residential › House
