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Urban modern luxe living in Rittenhouse Square DAS Architects’ apartment tower The Harper tops out
HILADELPHIA, PA — DAS Architects , an award-winning hospi- tality, retail and residential de- sign firm based in Philadelphia announced that construction for The Harper, a Rittenhouse Square luxury apartment tower designed with Pearl Prop- erties , has topped out at 24 stories. Pearl Properties has teamed with DAS before to create sev- eral distinctive Philadelphia projects including The Gra- nary Apartments at 19th & Callowhill, and most recently, the Cambria Hotel at Broad & P
The building entrance and lobby is highlighted by a 110’- long, restored 19th century steel truss. The second floor will be devoted to a 10,000 s/f residents’ area including co- working lounges, large fitness center, indoor basketball court, movie theatre and game room, and a large social room with a kitchen for special events. The second floor also opens onto the tree-lined, roof-top park and adjacent pool / spa. “The interior design of The Harper celebrates the essence of posh Rittenhouse Square location and its place in the history of the City,” said Susan Davidson , IDC, co-founder and principal of DAS Archi- tects. “For the entry courtyard, Pearl commissioned Linda’s Symphony, a stunning two- story mural by Philadelphia artist Edward McHugh that draws the natural setting of Rittenhouse Square from the courtyard through the length of the interior lobby. We de- signed a motion-inspired pav- ing pattern with soft, modern furnishings and materials for the ground floor, with a large reclaimed truss above as a play- ful structural reminder of the site’s rich history.” A sculptural stair of steel and stone rises from the lobby to the second-floor environment of active social co-working and lounge spaces. Freestanding rooms without walls become meeting areas surrounded by floor-level, folk-style, fabric- covered lounge pits, semi-pri- vate bars and media centers. A full fitness facility with a basketball court and private event rooms and lounges en- compass the remainder of the social spaces leading to the outdoor Pool and Rooftop Park with custom swings, games and private areas for medita- tion. Throughout the building, warm, modern and eclectic materials emphasize gracious luxury. Construction is expected to be complete in early summer of 2019. The apartment is named for 19th century Irish immigrant, brick manufacturer and con- gressman James Harper who owned much of Rittenhouse Square at one time. He set the standard for residential refine- ment with his own house, now the Rittenhouse Club, where he hosted Lafayette and other leaders, politicians and cap- tains of industry.
“The architecture was in- spired by the rich character and multi-dimensional con- text of the neighborhood,” said David Schultz, AIA , co- founder and principal of DAS Architects. “The building’s height and scale, along with the crafted façade design, is the right fit for this Philadelphia neighborhood, and the open-air courtyard entrance is a genial ‘welcome home’ for residents.” The courtyard design draws the eye upward to the 24th floor where a suspended glass balcony overlooks Rittenhouse Square and the city skyline.
The Harper exterior (left) and interior co-working space (Renderings courtesy of DAS Architects)
Locust. The Harper, a 280,000 s/f, mixed-use project at 1910
Chestnut St. includes 183 apartments, a large restaurant, and a rooftop park.
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