This remodel of an existing, dilapidated triplex establishes a dialogue between existing and new construction while integrating the work of its owner, a glass artist, in a meaningful way. The completed project consists of an owner-occupied loft residence atop two ground level studio apartments.

The foundation, floors and exterior walls of the original structure were retained and clad in sheet metal siding. The entry and a third floor deck were carved from this original box. A bowed roof volume, clad in clear finished, "Okoume" plywood, was ‘inserted’ into the original structure and cantilevers from it.

Inside, a three-story steel stair vertically connects the old and new volumes and provides access to and through the owner’s unit. The stair ultimately leads to a roof deck tucked beneath the apex of the bowed roof. The owner’s artwork is integrated into the stair in the form of cast glass treads and into the shower enclosure by way of dichroic glass tiles.