As luxury condominiums go, 152 Elizabeth Street displays an unusual rigor and finesse: this is not an exercise in overindulgence, but in refined balance. 

With its 32,000 square feet split between seven individual residences, Tadao Ando's floor-to-celling windowed, burnished metal, poured-in-place concrete structure also features a 55' x 99' living wall with vegetation that shifts seasonally for the ideal mix of color and texture. English Ivy, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creepers, Jasmine Clematis and climbing Hydrangeas will make up this constantly evolving green wall, a blend that was picked in part by landscape firm M. Paul Friedberg and Partners.

According to a press release, "the building’s design references four primary elements - light, sound, air, and water." Sited in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood, the design of 152 Elizabeth Street's interiors is a collaboration between Ando and Gabellini Sheppard Associates, the latter of which is serving as the architect of record.

Once likened to a crystal emerging from a rock, with the addition of the green wall Ando's 152 Elizabeth Street will become a living entity while simultaneously (and not ostentatiously) integrating into its urban environs. 

Tadao Ando, in the news: 

• Tadao Ando and Elyn Zimmerman win the 2016 Isamu Noguchi Award
• “I thought, ‘What?’ when I heard it would cost ¥252 billion,” Tadao Ando says about National Stadium
• Tadao Ando amid serious health concerns: "Just being alive isn’t sufficient."