Tribeca Loft
WHAT: Loft renovation with addition of powder room. Interior design services
including furniture, lighting and textiles.
CHALLENGE: Defining volumes and spaces in a large, deep, completely sheetrocked space with windows only on one wall
STRATEGY: The living room remains as a white “box” while auxiliary spaces are painted subtly darker in order to differentiate them. Clarity is added by large gestures of texture, built-ins and a new lighting strategy
CONTRACTOR: HDR Remodeling & Co, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY: Ben Rahn, A-Frame Studio
An angled wall is disguised by a built in book case with differing depth as it makes up the difference. It also add texture, focus and scale to the large living space.
The entry area is extended and defined by a custom piece of cabinetry that holds shoes, small items and a niche with a hidden outlet to recharge cell phones. The small Noguchi lamp in the corner illuminates the space beautifully and gives the area a sense of place.
The kitchen and entry niches to other spaces are painted a muted green in order to differentiate them from the white cube of main living space.
The dining area is anchored by its adjacency to the kitchen peninsula (which doubles as a sideboard), as well as by the oversized light fixture above it.
While the kitchen counters are made of Ceasarstone, the peninsula has a “warmer” butcherblock top because of the owner’s preference for sitting in that spot.
In order to keep within the budget, and so that a nice backsplash could create a beautiful focus, the kitchen cabinets and shelves are from Ikea.
The new bathroom combines inexpensive penny tiles with custom cabinetry and a concrete countertop.
The book wall’s details, such as flush baseboards and recessed pulls add to the sense of tautness of the new wall.
