Italian architect Renzo Piano has completed his 565 Broome Soho ? a New York condominium development comprising two identical glass towers.

Piano's firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has completed the 30-storey residential tower in Lower Manhattan, with interiors by Paris studio Rena Dumas Architecture Interieure (RDAI).
Called 565 Broome Soho, the project occupies a formerly vacant lot on the western edge of Soho ? between Broome and Watts Street ? and the border of TriBeCa.
Photograph by Chris Coe
It comprises 115 residences ? ranging from studios to four-bedroom homes ? across the two towers. Both are covered in glass with curved edges that offer views of the surroundings and ample natural light inside.
Photograph by Joshua McHugh "For 565 Broome Soho, Renzo Piano set out to create a building that is shaped by light," said the press statement.
"This vision led him to design conjoined glass structures with curved corners."
Photograph by Joshua McHugh
The two structures are joined by a 10-storey podium at the base. The top level of the podium is occupied by a large penthouse unit, with a large private terrace and outdoor swimming pool on the roof.
Photograph by Joshua McHugh
A 92-foot-tall (28-metre-tall) lounge designed like a conservatory with plants on the walls and three black olive trees is located on the fifth storey.
Photograph by Chris Coe
In total, the amenities occupy 17,000 square feet (1,579 square metres) of 565 Broome Soho. They in...