When it comes to designing apartments, architects can either disguise or celebrate the dwelling’s essential nature, making it feel like a house that just happens to be 20 stories up, or emphasizing its high-rise character. This project is an exemplar of the latter approach, with an ever-present sense of core and an open periphery defined by the rhythm of columns and vista. "They really took advantage of the 360-degree floor plate and gave it a sense of being lifted up and attached to the core," the jury noted approvingly. Originally three apartments, the 6,000-square-foot residence has an open plan on three sides and a glazed interior corridor that borrows light from the bedrooms on the fourth side. Large, trackless pocket doors provide privacy for the master suite. The kitchen space is defined by an overhead panel of perforated stainless steel that absorbs sound and conceals lighting fixtures. Cabinets set in the kitchen window bays are glazed on both sides; opaque panels at the back screen the lower, less desirable view, while the lake is visible above the cabinet tops.