![A modern apartment with 22 foot glass walls includes wood structure and netting that was inspired by a treehouse.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city.jpg)
NO ARCHITECTURE has shared photos of a home they completed inside a residential tower at the edge of Manhattan’s West Village, that has the appearance of an urban tree house.
The open-plan social areas of the interior are housed in a double-height space with 22-ft tall glass walls on three sides, and two “tree houses” that are connected by a self-supporting spiral stair.
![A modern apartment with 22 foot glass walls includes wood structure and netting that was inspired by a treehouse.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-9.jpg)
Elevated hammock-like platforms reveal create additional seating areas that offer direct water views otherwise obscured by the neighborhood tree canopy.
![A modern apartment with 22 foot glass walls includes wood structure and netting that was inspired by a treehouse.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-10.jpg)
A home office is hidden from the living room behind an oversized pivoting bookshelf.
![A home office is hidden from the living room behind an oversized pivoting bookshelf.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pivoting-bookshelf-hidden-home-office-020823-1214-02.jpg)
![A home office is hidden from the living room behind an oversized pivoting bookshelf.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-12.jpg)
![A modern home office connects to a bedroom.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-13.jpg)
A hallway connects the main living areas of the home with the bedrooms and bathrooms.
![A hallway includes a wet bar.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-14.jpg)
Before the bedrooms, there’s a TV room.
![A TV room filled with natural light.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-15.jpg)
Each of the bedrooms are filled with an abundance of natural light.
![A modern bedroom filled with an abundance of natural light.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-16.jpg)
![A modern bedroom filled with an abundance of natural light.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-17.jpg)
In one of the bathrooms, there’s a wooden bathtub and a large double vanity.
![A modern bathroom with grey stone walls and a wood bathtub.](https://myproperty.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/an-urban-tree-house-in-new-york-city-18.jpg)
Here’s a look at the floor plan that shows the layout of the home.
![The floor plan of a large apartment.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/modern-home-floor-plan-020823-1209-01.jpg)