View from the Top: Grand Apartment Living

View From the Top peeks into the private spaces of some of the world s most magnificent penthouses and apartments and offers a rare insight into not only the designs and lifestyles experienced in these palatial mansions in the sky but also a look at their amazing vistas.

From edgy, sharply dressed apartments with front-row views of famous harbours to grand villas facing the waterfront in places like Venice and Monaco and of course eye-popping pied-a-terres and penthouses in the heart of Manhattan and London, View From The Top displays visionary architecture and extraordinary settings in one richly illustrated volume that showcases the cache of living among the clouds. Come upstairs and admire the view.

Synopsis

Penthouses and their luxury apartment counterparts have always had a glamorous history. They speak of prestige, luxury living high in the sky and of course a certain amount of social elevation. Heiresses, millionaires, media moguls and movie stars have known of the exclusivity, mystery, sophistication and symbolism of high-rise living for decades, ever since Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton commissioned a 54-room triplex on New York's Fifth Avenue in 1925 with a silver room, a wine room, and a cold storage for her furs. Eighty years on, such places have become the ultimate architectural expression of success, or at least inner urban living at its very best. They also offer some of the most extraordinary views in residential living. View From The Top goes inside the private spaces of some of the world's most magnificent penthouses and apartments and offers a rare insight into not only the designs and lifestyles experienced in these palatial 'mansions in the sky' but also a look at their amazing