petra
30-38 29th street, astoria, NY
This seven-story residential building in Long Island City was developed by Vee Hospitality and designed by Bluarch.
Petra is an homage to Astoria’s Greek heritage. The name — “stone” in Greek — is as distinctive as the building itself. This striking building immediately commands attention with its linear concrete façade. Once inside the boldly contemporary design is reflected throughout the elegant residences.
The structural system for the building is cast-in-place flat slab concrete and it features an architecturally exposed ornamental exoskeleton and a concrete canopy that appears to hover above the main roof.
(Photos/renderings from company archive and Petra website - used by permission)