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Other Projects by Bromley Caldari Architects, PC
Twin Townhouses
These two abutting townhouses at
117 & 119 East 55th Street were renovated to create business offices and an
apartment for the Owner. Each townhouse
is 18’ wide on a 100’ deep lot. The buildings were built in the early 1900s.
The floors do not align vertically and both buildings were in serious
disrepair. By removing a portion of the
central bay of 117 a skylit “expanded stair enclosure” was created. This dramatic, sun drenched, interior space
serves to join the two buildings and ameliorate the height difference between
the floors. The bridges that connect
the north and south offices of 117 are in turn connected to stairs leading into
119. The circulation in this central
space is an exhilarating experience and the space serves as a forum for
informal interaction between staff members of different companies.
In addition to a complete
interior design for both office and residential uses, the project involved
extensive repair and reconstruction to each building. The front façade was restored, new wood windows were made to
match the existing windows, the mansard at 117 and the sunroom at 119 were
rebuilt and a new roof was installed.
All new HVAC, sprinkler, electrical and telephone systems and fire alarm
and security systems were installed.
Both buildings had their original Otis elevators restored.
In the duplex residence that
straddles the top of both buildings, a portion of the fifth floor in 119 was
removed to create a double height living room (the bedrooms are on the fifth
floor of 117). The backdrop to this
soaring living space is a double-height, American walnut cabinet featuring a
display of the Owner’s African mask collection. (The Owner, a board member of
the American Folk Art Museum, is an avid collector of folk art and aboriginal
art. Pieces from his collection are
displayed throughout the building.) An
open walnut stair leads up to the rebuilt sunroom and the bridge to the
bedrooms. The fifth floor master
bedroom is setback to form a terrace on the roof of the fourth floor. The terrace has a tree, a remembrance of a
visit to Lucca.
117 & 119 East 55th Street were renovated to create business offices and an
apartment for the Owner. Each townhouse
is 18’ wide on a 100’ deep lot. The buildings were built in the early 1900s.
The floors do not align vertically and both buildings were in serious
disrepair. By removing a portion of the
central bay of 117 a skylit “expanded stair enclosure” was created. This dramatic, sun drenched, interior space
serves to join the two buildings and ameliorate the height difference between
the floors. The bridges that connect
the north and south offices of 117 are in turn connected to stairs leading into
119. The circulation in this central
space is an exhilarating experience and the space serves as a forum for
informal interaction between staff members of different companies.
In addition to a complete
interior design for both office and residential uses, the project involved
extensive repair and reconstruction to each building. The front façade was restored, new wood windows were made to
match the existing windows, the mansard at 117 and the sunroom at 119 were
rebuilt and a new roof was installed.
All new HVAC, sprinkler, electrical and telephone systems and fire alarm
and security systems were installed.
Both buildings had their original Otis elevators restored.
In the duplex residence that
straddles the top of both buildings, a portion of the fifth floor in 119 was
removed to create a double height living room (the bedrooms are on the fifth
floor of 117). The backdrop to this
soaring living space is a double-height, American walnut cabinet featuring a
display of the Owner’s African mask collection. (The Owner, a board member of
the American Folk Art Museum, is an avid collector of folk art and aboriginal
art. Pieces from his collection are
displayed throughout the building.) An
open walnut stair leads up to the rebuilt sunroom and the bridge to the
bedrooms. The fifth floor master
bedroom is setback to form a terrace on the roof of the fourth floor. The terrace has a tree, a remembrance of a
visit to Lucca.
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