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Project posted by Andrew McGee

Eclectic Riverside Apartment Maximizes Storage to Increase Flexibility

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Location
Manhattan, New York, New York
Year
2018
Structure
Apartment
Style
Modern
Wood thresholds and storage millwork draw a visitor into the space, and code public areas from private.
Wood thresholds and storage millwork draw a visitor into the space, and code public areas from private.
A fluted wood and glass peninsula adds workspace to the kitchen while expressing the threshold between cooking and living spaces.
A fluted wood and glass peninsula adds workspace to the kitchen while expressing the threshold between cooking and living spaces.
Another pocket door slides out to divide the dining and living areas.
Another pocket door slides out to divide the dining and living areas.
A plan of the renovated apartment highlights thickened thresholds around public spaces that create flexibility and storage between rooms.
A plan of the renovated apartment highlights thickened thresholds around public spaces that create flexibility and storage between rooms.
A desaturated hexagonal tile backsplash complements the colorful lower cabinetry.
A desaturated hexagonal tile backsplash complements the colorful lower cabinetry.
The material palette for the project remains generally understated, with moments of richness and color at curated points in different rooms.
The material palette for the project remains generally understated, with moments of richness and color at curated points in different rooms.
Fluted glass transoms above each of the doors allow natural light deep into the apartment.
Fluted glass transoms above each of the doors allow natural light deep into the apartment.
Design sketch studying the relationship between different rooms, connected through the anigre wood threshold detail.
Design sketch studying the relationship between different rooms, connected through the anigre wood threshold detail.
Detail of an anigre wood threshold meeting storage millwork.
Detail of an anigre wood threshold meeting storage millwork.

Details

Square Feet
1000

Credits

Posted by
Architect
Format Architecture Office
Builder
Barry Fishelberg Co.
Photographer

From Andrew McGee

This gut renovated apartment in a historic Gothic Revival co-op on Riverside Drive leverages a mixture of clean lines and pre-war inspired details to celebrate the eclectic tastes of its owner. Organized around a single circulation spine, each day-lit room acts as a patchwork of color and texture stitched together by a thickened threshold detail between each space, expressed throughout in rich anigre wood.

The building was originally constructed in 1926 and arranged around opulently scaled residences with multiple bedrooms and gallery spaces. It was converted to cooperative ownership in 1968, which created a large variety of accessible unit types, but also a series of unconventional layouts, as formerly single apartments were subdivided into two or even three different units. A bedroom wing converted to a 1-bedroom unit was the existing condition for the recent renovation.

The primary goals for the project were to create flexible connections between spaces, enhance access to natural light and maximize storage. A home office adjacent to the living room doubles as a guest room; an added powder room and a fully reconfigured kitchen with expanded storage space increases flexibility. Ribbed glass dividers between the entry hallway and office, coupled with glass transoms above each doorway pull natural light deeper into the apartment. Large thresholds between public spaces celebrate transitions and become extensions of different wood-clad storage solutions that compliment the myriad needs of a small domestic space.