Urban Glass House is a condominium building designed by American architect Philip Johnson located in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
The three asked Johnson to draw from his past designs, including the Seagram Building, to inform the plans for the structure.
After the redesign, SLCE Architects was brought in to refine and complete the structure due to Johnson's impending retirement, and, ultimately, his death.
She incorporated, for example, herringbone floors similar to those in the Johnson house, albeit made of white oak, rather than brick.
[7] Efforts to prevent the structure's construction failed, despite support from celebrities including James Gandolfini, Lou Reed, John Slattery, and Michael Stipe.