The client of this project tasked us to create a contemporary home that would embody a blend of his Danish background and New York loft living in one cohesive space. Our design approach strove to go beyond a simple application of Danish aesthetics, focusing on employing a Danish design ethos throughout - that which uses minimal, uncomplicated spatial moves while letting natural materials and color tones bring texture and interest. The star material here is the solid plank Douglas Fir wood, from Danish company Dinesen, which runs throughout the apartment floor in a wide format. A narrower format forms the vertical cladding which defines the more private rear of the apartment. 

It was important to us to celebrate the unique qualities that are typical of historic lofts like this in the Tribeca district of New York. Built in the late 1800s for manufacturing purposes, they are characterized by their deep and open floor plans, high ceilings, and large windows. Our design maintains visual sightlines from the front of this 80 foot-long apartment to the rear, allowing it to be one continuously open space with light filtering in from both ends. Instead of typical doors, full-height pivoting Douglas Fir panels close off the bedroom, becoming a seamless extension of the vertical cladding when shut. A set of sliding steel-framed glass doors provides another layer of privacy between the front and rear zones of the apartment when desired, and brings an additional industrial touch to the space.