Commoncraft's Cantilevered Brooklyn Tower Featured in Dezeen Debate Newsletter
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Saudatu Bah
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Summary
The article discusses the latest Dezeen Debate newsletter featuring 545 Metropolitan, a cantilevered residential tower in Williamsburg, Brooklyn designed by architecture studio Commoncraft. The building uses a cantilevered form that extends over neighboring structures to maximize floor space on a constrained site. The design has generated reader discussion, with one reader calling it a "nice application of N" (likely referring to innovative design principles). The newsletter serves as a platform for architectural debate and discussion of contemporary design projects.
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· 4 pulledArchitecture studio Commoncraft completed 545 Metropolitan in Brooklyn, using a cantilevered form that extends over neighbouring buildings to maximise floor space on the constrained site.
One reader called it a 'nice application of N'
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a cantilevered tower in Williamsburg by Commoncraft.
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