New York is a frantic heaving city at best and with the pressures of work and life the owner of this Chelsea penthouse wanted to ensure they had a place where they could relax and switch off. The result is a beautifully designed and richly decorated apartment that is as warm and textured as it is modern and masculine. The architect, Jane Kim, raised the...
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jewl box on the majestic Hudson River
The place is of profound tranquility where after a day of rain and fog an intense light reflects in the stilled mirror of the majestic Hudson River´s deep waters. A place where the air is clean and calm. Design studio Alberto Campo Baezane says, " its a place that is very close to heaven". In this gorgeous "jewel box" like house is a large long...
1960’s kit home
The frequent turnover of houses within a vacation community can be wasteful. With homeowner’s eager to tear down what exists and start new. This project preserved the skeleton of the house and the history in the materials that the client desired. Conventional materials were utilized in new ways to unify the old and the new. The clients, an interior designer and a DJ, requested a...
Northwest Peach farm
This residence located in East Hampton NY by Bates Masi architects is primarily used when the clients’ extended family comes from England for long visits. The design objective was to make every day of that month unique by providing a range of destinations within the site with diverse scales, functions, and views. From gathering in the expansive living room overlooking the fields of the former...
“Cool, Calm and Collected”
I cannot decide whether a bachelor, a couple or a family inhabits this apartment and I guess there in lies the beauty of the design. Located on Park Avenue, this project by Darci Hether is a prefect example of an articulated urban dwelling, with clean sophisticated lines, a strong self-assured colour palate and the occasional touch of whimsy.
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from New Zealand to New York City ….. the Tribeca Loft
Located in Manhattan, Tribeca Loft is a 550sqm loft conversion by NZ based design studio Fearon Hay Architects a bespoke and innovative response to residing in Manhattan. The 3.6m high space is defined by the exposed reinforced concrete frame and the large multi-paned windows offer panoramic views of the skyline on three sides of the loft. The strategy was to provide the required division of...
east hampton house
This project designed by New York-based practice Robert Young was once a single doweling originally from the 1980's. The outdated structure was injected with bands of glazing, increasing the visual connection between the occupants and woods beyond and filling the home with dappled sunlight throughout. The rectangular cedar clad volumes are set at various heights as if to take its cue from the various tree...