When the 12-person Manhattan architecture firm, Michael Neumann Architecture, had outgrown its office, a converted two-bedroom apartment, they sought a new space with more room that was close to public transportation and provided natural light and fresh air.

The two-story L-shaped offices are located in a glass building that faces New York City’s Central Park.

The mere thought of a high-profile architect designing a shop for a well-known fashion designer raises the old question: Will the container dominate the contained—i.e., the clothes?

This 1920s industrial loft adjacent to the elevated High Line pedestrian park has been transformed into a space for living, entertaining, and displaying of contemporary art.

Allied Works explores hierarchies of viewing with a guest house in Dutchess County, New York.

The good news was that the generously proportioned loft apartment of 3,200 square feet in New York’s Tribeca district was a floor-through.