ERDManhattan, New York 2000. The San Remo Apartments on Central Park West by Emory Roth was the first residential building with two towers in 1930. The logic of the twin tower affords twice the number of apartments with 360-degree views and windows on the park. The genetic engineering of the building enhances its very desirability. The study of historic New York City building types and a comparative look at the biological muscular development of lobster claws provide an interesting point of departure for a speculative new combination of luxury tower with the multiple level town house. The bifurcation of programs is evident in the form. The traditional skyscraper lifestyle is distributed vertically in one wing, while another arm develops horizontally with an internal vehicular circuit providing direct access to private garages of town house units, forming a new hybrid building typology. [Click to close image].