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Other Projects by Arpad Baksa Architect, P.C.
Sky Studios
Sky Studios at The Dandy,
we also designed a new penthouse addition, which with the 10th Floor
would become the client's private residence, later known as Sky
Studios. The existing building was overbuilt according to the city's
zoning laws, so in order to add the penthouse level we had to calculate
mechanical deductions at each floor throughout the building. The area
of these deductions would in turn be added at the penthouse level.
This strategy takes advantage of the way laws are written in order to
add usable (and sellable) area to a building without, technically,
"enlarging" it. In The Dandy, we were able to reallocate 2500 square
feet in this manner and create a generous penthouse.The
penthouse apartment provided the client with ample room and a wealth of
amenities to satisfy every whim. The client was very well traveled and
would scour the globe purchasing architectural artifacts to incorporate
throughout the apartment. As a result, each room became imbued with a
motif embodied by the artifacts our client chose to place there. The
master bedroom incorporated a Buddhist pagoda imported from Thailand
with intricate carved wood screens and Buddhist icons and artifacts.
The kitchen would embody a retro-modern aura with appliances and
cabinetry that was built around old icebox refrigerator doors. A
monumental bathroom would incorporate huge slabs of book-matched marble
on the floors, walls, and throughout. Another bathroom, together with
the imported Moroccan tiles used on walls nearby, would instill a
cottage craft aura with hand crafted tiles and fixtures. The main
living area contained a fireplace imported from an old English Castle
along with a new pressed tin ceiling. The spiral stair used to access
the upper terrace from the pool deck is from an old firehouse. In
addition a billiard room and a steam room are built into the
apartment. These are only some of the items we incorporated in the
design that would eventually lead our client to allow the space to be
prominently featured in Sex & The City as Richard Wright's
apartment, as well as in numerous videos, films, and photo shoots, and
Sky Studios was born.The
penthouse addition enveloped a double-height space used as a party room
outfitted with DJ equipment and elaborate lighting. At one end of the
space, we designed a sleek steel stair leading up and splitting-off to
a library at right and a monumental bathroom with attached bedroom to
the left. The bathroom was finished with huge book-matched marble
floors and a freestanding tub that overlooks the pool deck through
custom 12-foot-high glass doors imported from Holland. These doors
would be used throughout the apartment to access the pool deck and
upper terrace from multiple places. The
exterior of the penthouse was clad in bricks recycled from old
buildings that had been demolished. At the rear, the 8-foot deep, 15'
x 40' pool was installed. The pool is constructed of prefabricated
stainless steel pieces that were assembled on-site, and all exposed
surfaces are finished with glass tiles producing a comforting blue tint
throughout the water. The deck around the pool is built of teak wood,
which is also used at the upper terrace. At the upper terrace, we
designed a barbeque pit large enough to accommodate two lambs at once.
In addition, we designed a teak sundeck using woodwork that would
fold-in to trim the large skylight. Our design also incorporates a
30-foot-tall tree that is planted in 3 feet of soil complete with a
true grass lawn (that has since been unfortunately replaced with
artificial grass), bringing the idea of having a "green roof" to a
whole new level.
we also designed a new penthouse addition, which with the 10th Floor
would become the client's private residence, later known as Sky
Studios. The existing building was overbuilt according to the city's
zoning laws, so in order to add the penthouse level we had to calculate
mechanical deductions at each floor throughout the building. The area
of these deductions would in turn be added at the penthouse level.
This strategy takes advantage of the way laws are written in order to
add usable (and sellable) area to a building without, technically,
"enlarging" it. In The Dandy, we were able to reallocate 2500 square
feet in this manner and create a generous penthouse.The
penthouse apartment provided the client with ample room and a wealth of
amenities to satisfy every whim. The client was very well traveled and
would scour the globe purchasing architectural artifacts to incorporate
throughout the apartment. As a result, each room became imbued with a
motif embodied by the artifacts our client chose to place there. The
master bedroom incorporated a Buddhist pagoda imported from Thailand
with intricate carved wood screens and Buddhist icons and artifacts.
The kitchen would embody a retro-modern aura with appliances and
cabinetry that was built around old icebox refrigerator doors. A
monumental bathroom would incorporate huge slabs of book-matched marble
on the floors, walls, and throughout. Another bathroom, together with
the imported Moroccan tiles used on walls nearby, would instill a
cottage craft aura with hand crafted tiles and fixtures. The main
living area contained a fireplace imported from an old English Castle
along with a new pressed tin ceiling. The spiral stair used to access
the upper terrace from the pool deck is from an old firehouse. In
addition a billiard room and a steam room are built into the
apartment. These are only some of the items we incorporated in the
design that would eventually lead our client to allow the space to be
prominently featured in Sex & The City as Richard Wright's
apartment, as well as in numerous videos, films, and photo shoots, and
Sky Studios was born.The
penthouse addition enveloped a double-height space used as a party room
outfitted with DJ equipment and elaborate lighting. At one end of the
space, we designed a sleek steel stair leading up and splitting-off to
a library at right and a monumental bathroom with attached bedroom to
the left. The bathroom was finished with huge book-matched marble
floors and a freestanding tub that overlooks the pool deck through
custom 12-foot-high glass doors imported from Holland. These doors
would be used throughout the apartment to access the pool deck and
upper terrace from multiple places. The
exterior of the penthouse was clad in bricks recycled from old
buildings that had been demolished. At the rear, the 8-foot deep, 15'
x 40' pool was installed. The pool is constructed of prefabricated
stainless steel pieces that were assembled on-site, and all exposed
surfaces are finished with glass tiles producing a comforting blue tint
throughout the water. The deck around the pool is built of teak wood,
which is also used at the upper terrace. At the upper terrace, we
designed a barbeque pit large enough to accommodate two lambs at once.
In addition, we designed a teak sundeck using woodwork that would
fold-in to trim the large skylight. Our design also incorporates a
30-foot-tall tree that is planted in 3 feet of soil complete with a
true grass lawn (that has since been unfortunately replaced with
artificial grass), bringing the idea of having a "green roof" to a
whole new level.
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