Apartment 109.5B

109, West 82nd Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States

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Apartment 109.5B

109, West 82nd Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2007

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$0 - 10K

This project combined two narrow, end to end apartments for a former
submariner and current amateur gourmand. We used the kitchen as a way of
stitching the two apartments together and providing a threshold between the
public and private ends of the apartment. An open dining and living area at the
front of the apartment take advantage of the existing detailing and fireplace
to create an area for gathering and entertaining. This area is mediated as it
merges into the kitchen by a counter height seating area so that the transition
from preparation to socializing can be seamless. The public space was contrasted
with a need for privacy both in the bedroom but also in a den that serves as a
refuge and a workspace. To define this separation we created an undulating
walnut millwork element that evolved from high shelving in the kitchen to a
full bookcase with an integrated media system and finally into a system of
shoji-like doors that could fully enclose the den area.