SO-IL uses pink concrete to give Brooklyn apartment block civic presence

Architecture studio SO-IL utilised precast, coloured-concrete blocks in various sizes to give the 144 Vanderbilt apartment block in Brooklyn, USA, a distinct identity.

The latest of SO-IL's collaborations with design-forward New York developer Tankhouse, 144 Vanderbilt was constructed using stacked concrete blocks that rise from the north to south its tallest point facing busy Myrtle Avenue.

SO-IL has completed 144 Vanderbilt in Brooklyn. Above and top photo by Iwan Baan

The facade...