When this carriage house was sold for $2.58 million in December 1993, it was described as having three bedrooms, five baths, a "library overlooking dining area," and "double-height living room." There were also two fireplaces and a roof deck.
In 2005 plans were filed for a "vertical enlargement of one family dwelling." Radio entrepreneur and art collector Adam Lindemann would not only expand his home upward, but down. His architect, London-based David Adjaye, would do a gut renovation that added three floors atop the original two, and two more below ground.
As (structural) Engineer-of-Record at DMP, Radhi Majmudar was responsible for the century-old Upper East Side 10,000 square foot home (originally a Carriage House) for Adam Lindenmann and his wife Amalia Dayan.
Although the façade is traditional to the homes in the area with its limestone and wrought iron gate, the hidden façade and interiors are often classified as eccentric and idiosyncratic with its gray five-story concrete structure with a double story basement, scarified with angled window slits like some demonic jack-o-lantern. There is an art gallery that overlooks the whole floor, a small glass bridge that connects a free-floating library to the rest of the house, and a literal stack of bedrooms.
This project was completed in 2009.
Status: Built
Location: New York, NY, US
Firm Role: Structural Engineer
Additional Credits: Architect- David Adjaye