Pre-war Kitchen Renovation
The Architect/Client wanted to address the typical NYC pre-war kitchenette layout (kitchen room), in her building, in the ‘S’ apartment line. It needed to be upgraded to fit today’s physical and aesthetic needs and unite the otherwise disconnected layout of the space.
There was also the typical issue of the foyer space, which was just a waste in an apartment this small, and the structural wall that could not be removed.
Axons: Before and after
The Solution was to create a unified concept to enable efficient work, consolidating efforts, and allowing more time to spend else ware. This would showcase the evolved notion of ‘cooking’, that would now become an orchestrated dance to be put on display.
We responded to these conditions by designing the kitchen to become a wraparound condition, in an ‘L’ shape, that would use the foyer more effectively and at the same time, face the living area, and all the while concealing the structural wall that separates them. The ‘L’ also wraps around the bathroom, with the closets on the outside. We see wooden cube that is now the center of the apartment.
Micro Apartment Residence
LOCATION – Upper East Side, New York
PROJECT – Full Gut renovation- 2 apartments- in the same ‘S’ line
SIZE – 650 Sq Ft of space in both apartments, 5S and 4S
Collaborations
PHOTOGRAPHER- Michelle Cianfaglione.
Floorplan: before and after layout
The interesting thing about the ‘L’ shape was that it allows for a beautifully orchestrated flow that makes cooking look like a beautiful dance that moves back and forth along the’ L.’
The interesting thing about the ‘L’ shape was that it allows for a beautifully orchestrated flow that makes cooking look like a beautiful dance that moves back and forth along the’ L.’
The appliances are designed within the cabinetry to give a tailored look that does not allow for distraction, and you instead focus on the user. The kitchen has unified and designed an otherwise standard one-bedroom apartment and seeks to become a new standard in this building and others in NYC.
