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Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is the V.P. of Sales and Marketing at IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com and GISCafe.Com. He has been following the AEC & GIS Industries for last 15 years. He has interviewed hundreds of AEC & GIS Executives over the years. Cloud II Apartment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Krueck & Sexton Architects (designed using MicroStation)November 4th, 2011 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Krueck & Sexton Architects After developing and falling in love with a building he created, the client decided to make the penthouse apartment his home. It was a space that should embody quality and engage the Lake, sky, and city vistas beyond.  Living Area - (c) Bill Zbaren
 Staircase - (c) Bill Zbaren The program request was 3-part: to create an exciting space for entertainment, to design an inspiring place to live every day, and to provide a welcoming retreat where family and friends could come together. It was important that natural light was brought deep into the space and that the space was simultaneously visually open and acoustically private.  Interior View - (c) Bill Zbaren As the highest residential space in the city of Milwaukee, the restrained palette of the project reinforces the idea that one is up in the clouds. It also gives way to an expressive glass stairway at the center of the space, linking the main living level to the more private level above. This stairway provides a void in the middle of the space which allows natural light from above to infiltrate through the glass enclosure to an otherwise dark entry below.  Interior View - (c) Bill Zbaren The ribbon-like stairway, and its patterned glass scrim, appears to dance as one moves through the apartment. Anchored by an illuminated onyx plinth, the glass treads, and prismatic enclosure above, glow as the space unfolds between the two floors.  Living Area - (c) Bill Zbaren The client felt it was important to allow the space to be an artwork itself while also providing a backdrop for the changing horizon and views below. For this reason, materials were chosen for their lightness and the minimal detailing on the interior allows one to focus on the city views beyond.  Kitchen - (c) Bill Zbaren  Interior View - (c) Bill Zbaren  Bedroom - (c) Bill Zbaren  Interior View - (c) Bill Zbaren  Staircase - (c) Bill Zbaren
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