A highly-flexible Manhattan apartment, designed by Martin Hopp

2022-06-06T18:38:00-04:00

New York City-based architecture firm Martin Hopp has completed the renovation of a 720-square-foot basement in Manhattan into a flexible and hyper-functional living and working space.

Located in a 1930s building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, the garden-level apartment was in need of major structural repairs. Its original layout and features made by being below grade gave the apartment a subterranean feel that limited natural daylight. Thus, the renovation aimed to introduce more “light, joy, and purpose” into the space.

Image: Fei Liu

As per the architects: “The new apartment uses a flexible targeted design, elevates simple materials, and carefully-proportioned spaces to raise the residents' quality of life.” Adaptable features including folding and pivoting doors, a rotating table, counter-balanced spring mechanisms, and multiple forms of storage enhance the flexibility of the space.

Image: Fei Liu

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A highly-flexible Manhattan apartment, designed by Martin Hopp