Our design for this apartment in the Upper East Side was focused on creating an open and efficient living space, guaranteeing spatial continuity within the historic apartment through the use of a bright yet minimal material palette. Working with the existing pre-war layout, we reconfigured the space to open and connect the kitchen and dining area to a living room overlooking Madison Avenue with partial views of Central Park.
Additionally, a former “maid’s room” at the rear was expanded to create a third bedroom with an en-suite bath. The soft white walls, together with the oak wood used for doors & built-in cabinetry, create a warming flow, generating a common thread that ties the different spaces together throughout the apartment.
Across the apartment, herringbone white oak floor creates a timeless surface whose light hue brightens the space.
A white oak low bookcase ties living room and dining room together, to then penetrate the kitchen where it transforms into minimal casework surrounding a monolithic island in Calacatta Marble. In the apartment’s more private areas, bedrooms and bathrooms are redesigned to maximize efficiency and harmonize color and texture.
The Oak Thread
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Esin Karliova
Founder and Principal
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Nice looking project and detailing....
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Jenn Celesia
Founder
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Elnaz Taghaddos
Cofounder
at E Plus A Atelier
It is indeed a functional open spac...
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Viktorija Valiulyte
Senior Designer for EMEA Flagshipstores
at Nike
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Christopher Lye
Principal
at Woods Bagot
Good conventional design details an...
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Matteo Ferrari
Founder
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Micha Klein
Executive Director
at Liganova
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Ankur Choksi
Cofounder and Principal
at Studio Lotus
a staight forward clean approach...
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Moein Jalali
Founder
at Moein Jalali and Partners
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Heather Dubbeldam
Principal
at Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Well detailed and nice materials bu...
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Javier Jimenez Iniesta
Director
at Studio Animal
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Christina Prodromou
Director
at COX Architecture
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Rahul Mistri
Founder and Principal Designer
at Open Atelier Mumbai
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Ke Xie
Founder
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Søren Pihlmann
Founder
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Kot Ge
Founder
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Location
Designer
Client
Cestero-Pelusi
Floor area
170 ㎡
Completion
2023
Finishes
Finishes
Lighting