HOSPITALITY PROJECT · SOHO, MANHATTAN
PROJECT 01Custom Skylight Project in SoHo, Manhattan
A custom rooftop glazing assembly designed around complex geometry, coordinated framing, perimeter conditions, and the delivery of natural light to the interior below.
Client
Hyatt Place
Location
SoHo, Manhattan
Property Type
Hospitality
Category
Skylights & Glass Roofs
Service
Custom Skylight Installation
Project Overview
Custom Rooftop Glazing for a SoHo Hospitality Property
NYC ALL GLASS completed a custom rooftop skylight for Hyatt Place in SoHo, Manhattan. Rather than a standard prefabricated unit, the finished assembly is shaped to its own opening, with sloped glass panels rising from a raised rooftop curb toward a central cap and ridge lines that give the structure a hipped, multi-faceted form.
The framing throughout is finished in a dark metal tone, set in a repeating grid that follows each sloped surface. Photographed from the roof, the skylight reads as a considered, deliberate element on the roofline rather than a simple opening cut into the roof deck. From inside the building, the same structure functions differently: it becomes the source of daylight for the room below, with the framing pattern visible overhead and the light meeting the finished walls and trim of the interior space.
As with any custom-shaped rooftop glazing, this project required coordinating a one-of-a-kind glass and framing assembly with an existing rooftop opening on an occupied hospitality property, in a dense block of Manhattan where rooftop access, staging, and surrounding conditions all factor into how the work gets done.
Form & Geometry
A Skylight Defined by Its Geometry
The exterior view shows a hipped, pyramidal form built from multiple sloped glass panels rather than a single flat pane. Each slope meets its neighbors at a defined hip line, and those lines converge at a raised central cap that caps the structure and breaks up the roofline.
The dark metal framing follows every slope and hip, giving the assembly a visible, consistent grid from every angle. Beneath the glazing, a raised curb lifts the entire structure above the surrounding roof deck — the base on which the sloped panels and framing were built out.
Framing & Panel Layout
Coordinated Framing Across the Roof Opening
This closer view shows the repeated framing members that carry each sloped glass panel, running in parallel lines up the pitch of the roof. Keeping those members straight and evenly spaced across a custom, non-standard opening takes careful layout, since nothing about a hipped skylight this size is off-the-shelf.
Every panel has to align with the one beside it and with the framing below, so the glazing reads as a single coordinated surface rather than a series of separate pieces. That alignment starts with the existing rooftop opening, which sets the geometry the entire custom skylight has to be built around.
Rooftop Perimeter
Where the Skylight Meets the Building
On any rooftop skylight, the perimeter is where the glazing assembly meets the building itself — the raised curb, the transition to the surrounding roof membrane, and the drainage paths that carry water away from the structure. Getting this transition right matters as much as the glazing above it.
That transition depends on compatible flashing and sealant details at the curb, and on how the new structure ties into the roofing conditions already in place around it. These are standard considerations for rooftop glazing of this type, and they are treated as part of the overall installation planning — not as separate, unrelated work.
Interior Experience
Natural Light From Above
From inside, the same framing grid that defines the exterior form becomes the ceiling pattern over the room below. Looking up through the glass, the sloped panels and their dark framing lines are clearly visible against the sky, carrying daylight down into the finished space.
This is the relationship a custom skylight is built to deliver: an exterior structure shaped by its roofline, and an interior opening shaped by the room it lights. The two have to be coordinated from the start so the finished ceiling opening lines up with the glazing above it.
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Skylight Views
Project Considerations
What a Project Like This Involves
Custom Field Conditions
A hipped, multi-panel skylight is built to match one specific rooftop opening, so accurate field measurement guides every part of the layout.
Sloped Glazing Alignment
Each sloped panel has to align with the next along every hip and ridge line, so the finished glazing reads as one continuous surface.
Framing Coordination
Dark metal framing members run the full length of each slope, and keeping those lines straight and evenly spaced is central to the finished appearance.
Rooftop Perimeter Transitions
The curb, flashing, and surrounding roofing conditions all meet at the base of the structure, where the glazing assembly ties into the existing roof.
Interior Opening Coordination
The ceiling opening below has to be planned alongside the rooftop structure above it, so the two align once finishes are complete.
Installation Planning in Manhattan
Rooftop glasswork on an occupied building in a dense block calls for careful sequencing around access, staging, and the building’s day-to-day operation.
Location
Custom Skylight Work in SoHo and Manhattan
Rooftop glass and glazing work in a dense urban environment comes with its own set of practical constraints: tight roof access, close-set adjacent buildings, and limited staging space that shape how a custom structure like this one gets planned and installed. A hospitality property with guests and staff on site adds another layer of coordination on top of the physical roofline itself. Projects like this one reflect the kind of custom rooftop glazing NYC ALL GLASS carries out for hospitality and commercial clients across the city, in settings where the surrounding building and its daily use are part of the job from the start.
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