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Rosen Apartment
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185, West End Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
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Other Projects by Soluri Architecture
Rosen Apartment
185, West End Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
The Rosen Residence is a high-concept, low-budget renovation showing how even in a recession, and with limited resources, one can use creative problem solving to completely transform two typical studio apartments.
The design is based on five modes of inhabitation - based on a performative analysis the client?s lifestyle. These range from "Task Mode" to "Veg Mode", where parameters are levels of purpose vs. levels of comfort. The analysis determined a cyclical structure between these relationships, which developed into the plan that allows the occupant to transition between these modes as he navigates the residence.
Lighting became a key design element, emphasizing the
cyclical nature of the project, but also became the primary means to
transform the look and feel of the apartment using light coves and
shallow drops of the ceiling to differentiate the different areas and
hold the fixtures.To maximize the budget, Soluri Architecture
worked with the client to build the project in a hybrid design/build
format. Workers and sub-contractors were hired directly by the owner
with substantial on-site direction from the design team. To save costs,
the kitchen and bathrooms remained in their original locations, with
some existing bathroom fixtures selectively re-used and a new kitchen purchased from IKEA. Most finishes we kept simple and inexpensive so funds could be utilized strategically.
The client - a bachelor and computer programmer - recently started a low-cost home automation business. He used the renovation as a laboratory to develop methods and systems that are now used in the business where
the home computer integrates and controls the entertainment, security,
mechanical and lighting systems. As currently set up, the entire
apartment canbe controlled via an iPad, a computer,the TV or mobile phone.
This project was included in the AIA NY's "Made in New York" exhibition.
The design is based on five modes of inhabitation - based on a performative analysis the client?s lifestyle. These range from "Task Mode" to "Veg Mode", where parameters are levels of purpose vs. levels of comfort. The analysis determined a cyclical structure between these relationships, which developed into the plan that allows the occupant to transition between these modes as he navigates the residence.
Lighting became a key design element, emphasizing the
cyclical nature of the project, but also became the primary means to
transform the look and feel of the apartment using light coves and
shallow drops of the ceiling to differentiate the different areas and
hold the fixtures.To maximize the budget, Soluri Architecture
worked with the client to build the project in a hybrid design/build
format. Workers and sub-contractors were hired directly by the owner
with substantial on-site direction from the design team. To save costs,
the kitchen and bathrooms remained in their original locations, with
some existing bathroom fixtures selectively re-used and a new kitchen purchased from IKEA. Most finishes we kept simple and inexpensive so funds could be utilized strategically.
The client - a bachelor and computer programmer - recently started a low-cost home automation business. He used the renovation as a laboratory to develop methods and systems that are now used in the business where
the home computer integrates and controls the entertainment, security,
mechanical and lighting systems. As currently set up, the entire
apartment canbe controlled via an iPad, a computer,the TV or mobile phone.
This project was included in the AIA NY's "Made in New York" exhibition.
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