The Lucida

Residences
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New York, NY
The Lucida - entry
The Lucida was conceived as a contemporary and simple residence against the backdrop of the stylistically eclectic context of the Yorkville section of the Upper East Side. Photography by Ryan Browne.
The Lucida - exterior
The massing of the building and streetwall was designed to reinforce a vibrant urban corner and create a transition between a busy retail street and a quiet residential street. Photography by Ryan Browne.
The Lucida - facade detail
The glass facade was designed to reinforce the simplicity of the geometry and provide generous daylight into the residences. Photography by Ryan Browne.
Residences
New York, NY
The Lucida - entry
The Lucida - exterior
The Lucida - facade detail
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Offering a modern take on Rosario Candela’s gracious “mansions in the clouds,” The Lucida views the luxury apartment through a lens of health and well-being. The project explores light and air as essential elements for the indoor environment, whose purity defines a new standard for urban living. Skinned in floor-to-ceiling glass chosen for its extreme clarity, it is triple-laminated for acoustic insulation and patterned with ceramic “frit” to improve energy performance and balance daylight while providing connection to the outdoors. Strategies including 90% filtered fresh air, planted terraces, and recycled materials enabled The Lucida to become the first residence on the Upper East Side to achieve LEED certification.

Awards

NY Construction’s 2010 Award of Merit, Multi-Family Residential/Hospitality

2009
385,700 SF