The Benson is a luxury residential condominium on New York’s Upper East Side, one of the most prestigious addresses in the world. Designed by Peter Pennoyer Architects for global real estate firm Naftali Group, the project is a tribute to the architectural legacy of the area and features a limestone façade with setback terraces and intricate detailing – a sense of ‘romantic verticality on Madison Avenue’.
Compelling positioning for a new addition to the City Cluster.
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Marketing a prestigious address in a pandemic.
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From planning to marketing, images for an idyllic island getaway.
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A creative partnership unlocks innovation for the cultural sector.
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A storybook aesthetic to engage children in their school design.
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Bespoke lighting to stand out from the competition.
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A new approach to secure planning on a tight urban site.
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A project to create green spaces, connect people and build community.
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An on-site impact assessment tool combining accuracy and mobility
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The Intuit Dome – a new home for an iconic LA team.
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Communicating complexity and ambition at planning stage.
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Illustrating a new cultural asset in a world heritage setting.
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Visualising a benchmark in nature-led, community-focused placemaking.
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Planning images for a sensitive project in a heritage setting.
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Exploring sustainable urbanism to connect people to nature.
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Marketing a prestigious address in a pandemic.
The Benson
New York City, USA
Peter Pennoyer Architects
Naftali Group
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We produced a full set of over 30 exterior and interior marketing images for Naftali Group to support the marketing of the building and for use in print and digital collateral. Launched during the pandemic, the images had to work exceptionally hard in an unusually competitive market, to convey the distinctiveness of the apartments to a high net-worth audience.
We collaborated with the U.S.-based client team, holding interactive workshops to develop the most suitable compositions, lighting and angles. Based on our experience working in this market, we proposed a series of unique and compelling images, advocating for key views which proved to be the most successful in marketing the project. Naftali Group, a key player in New York’s residential real estate sector for over 30 years, had a clear vision for the brief and a keen eye for detail, particularly for the quality of materials and lighting, so we created images at the highest level of photorealism, and with a quality which translated seamlessly to the luxury residential market.
Our work in use on the project website and marketing book.