Penthouse Syndrome

The chapter on vertical living really made me rethink how I see my own apartment, and the writing on "the feeling of being held above it all" was surprisingly poetic. It’s a slim book but it packs a lot of architectural insight into every page.

The chapter on how distance changes your sense of home really hit me—I moved into a 20th-floor apartment last year and finally feel understood. It's a slim book but packs a lot of architectural and emotional insight.

The way it frames altitude as something that changes how you experience home really stuck with me. I read it in one sitting and found myself looking at my own apartment building completely differently.