Eighty South Street was designed by Sp anish architect Santiago Calatrava and is located in Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is a residential tower comprising of 12 cantilevered cubes. The idea is simple: each cube is a home in the sky. Eighty South Street blurs the line between house and apartment because each cube is a four storey house with its own rooftop garden yet each possesses unparalleled views from this suspended house in the sky.
Specs Each glass clad cube is about 13.5m wide and has four floors of living space providing for a little over 185m2 per floor. Prices start at 29 million USD.
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Carloft is an apartment building in the German capital, where you can park your car outside your front door, no matter what floor you live on. Upon entering the building entrance, the CarLift lifts you straight home by recognising your car from the built-in transponder. By parking on your floor, your car becomes part of your home decor. The developers have also added private aerial gardens to each apartment. The Berlin project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007.
Specs The area including the aerial garden and car space range in size from 224m2 to 539m2 for the penthouse. Prices start at 595,000 USD depending on size and fittings.
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