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WOW HOUSE: Live Linked To Nature In A $4.9 Million Work Of Art
Renowned Japanese architect Toshiko Mori created this stunning glass house on the Hudson.
GARRISON, NY — The four cantilevered wings of this house are placed precisely to face north, east, south and west. The roof of one is a garden. Five of its sides frame views of the Hudson River and Storm King Mountain.
It was not only designed but built with ecology in mind, from the garden roof, to the green construction and geothermal heat.
This stunning glass home is a example of renowned architect Toshiko Mori's "concern with material innovation and conceptual clarity." See another of Mori's creations in the Hudson Valley here.
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- Address: 90 Manitou Station Rd, Garrison, New York
- Price: $4,950,000
- Square Feet: 3382
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3 Full and 1 Half Baths
- Built: 2007
- Features: To live in a work of art designed by Toshiko Mori is like residing at The Museum of Modern Art. Her brilliant architecture is featured throughout the world. Inspired by mid-century modern design and morphed into a 21st century masterpiece, each wing is juxtaposed to honor the 4 directions with the western view capturing the drama of the Hudson River & Storm King mountain. Defying the laws of gravity, sections of the home are cantilevered giving the ultimate sense of living in a piece of modern sculpture; A profound example of Mori's "concern with material innovation and conceptual clarity." World renowned landscape architects Quenelle & Rothschild, best known for the Hudson River raised park in Chelsea as well as the park at the Statue of Liberty, sculpted the land including a roof garden of sedums. With geothermal heat and green construction, this home covers the spectrum for environmentalists, art lovers & NYC weekenders. A rare opportunity to live in a work of art by Toshiko Mori.
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