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NYC Police Building Penthouse
NYC Police Building Penthouse
New York, NY, United States
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NYC Police Building Penthouse
New York, NY, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
The initial Penthouse consisted of the 70' Palladium Rotunda that Incorporated the infamous clocks of the venerable former Police Headquarters and two additional rooms levels below (having previously been the residence of Calvin Klein and Steffie Graff respectively). My clients then purchased the two bedroom apartment adjacent to it. What would become the clients Living Room bore the 4 large Palladium windows/doors that would give access to the exterior decks we endeavored to add. On closing the purchase, my clients realized that with the rotunda came the space housing the 4 cock faces in a 40' high chamber that had not been accessed by anyone other than the clock technicians for the prior 100 years since the building was completed. This created a new challenge as the residence already had a private elevator, there was no way to extend it an additional floor without major construction within the building, and, as the chamber was never a "room" a floor needed to be added that would create a new ceiling in the Living Room. We opted to create a very dramatic staircase that would wrap the room to give access to what would become a Great Room. Bagley's vision was to pattern the railings to symbolize rolling waves thus giving a sense of motion to it and a lighthearted subtlety. To add to the challenge, as the stairway would have to cross in front of one set of windows/doors, Bagley designed the staircase to float 3" off the wall to allow the draperies to flow from the ceiling to the floor. In addition to creating a new domed ceiling, Bagley determined that the chandelier would need to be as equally beautiful from above as well as from below as it would be viewed by ascending and descending the stairs between the two levels. Bagley's answer was a 7' Murano Artichoke that, along with most of the furniture would be hoisted by crane to buildings rooftop and installed piece by piece. In sharp contrast to the soft elegance of the Living Room palate, the Great Room would be a contradiction to the expected. The brick walls would remain uncovered, custom moldings and beams were created that rendered the impression that the once plastered walls had been removed and the ceiling left open inviting all to see the historic winder of the space with all 4 clock playing there quite movements minute by minute. The terracotta tiles of the 40' dome were scrubbed and the iron vertebrae structure lined with lighting to softly illuminate the entire dome. In keeping with the rustic decision, the floor was poured concrete that had been sanded to expose the aggregate then hot waxed and polished it to a gentle sheen. As with the rest of the tower and most of the residence, furniture, carpets and lighting was designed exclusively by MBD for this important project.
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