56 Leonard
We began to work with the 56 Leonard team during the building's ascent to prominence over Tribeca. Starting with photography of its off-site showroom, we continued to document the tower's construction process to completion. We were invited back to document 56 Leonard's luscious residential amenity suite, followed by several model residences and penthouses. Rectilinear on the exterior, full of curvature inside, iconic throughout, 56 Leonard is one of the most notable additions to the venerable Downtown skyline.
Photographed 2016-2019.
Architect: Herzog and De Meuron Architects
Owner: Alexico Group
Real Estate Marketing: Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
Penthouse Staging: Studio D
I love the built environment. My photographic practice is anchored by my fascination with design, urbanity and the tactile experience of our surroundings. I believe that our built environment is in tension between intentionality and circumstance, the whole made more powerful by the nature of its duality. My passion is creating photographic representations at the intersection of design, implementation, and context.
I believe in telling stories. Great photography creates narrative strings that enhance our understanding of the built environment. I use my experience to highlight, finesse, contextualize the ideas embedded in each project. My goal is to explore implementations of great design, distilling and connecting photographic vignettes that offer insight into the ideas that shape our world.
I began my career as an architectural designer and refined my focus to the representation of architecture. My interest is in built work - the physical manifestation of design. Through scouting, planning, photographing and all the steps that come after, I refine the representation of each project to best reflect the goals of my clients.
I hold a Bachelor of the Arts in Architecture from Columbia University and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the School of Visual Arts. I am based in Manhattan and available for assignments worldwide.
You can reach me at info@alexanderseverin.com