Archinect - News2024-11-24T02:11:04-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150312342/a-highly-flexible-manhattan-apartment-designed-by-martin-hopp
A highly-flexible Manhattan apartment, designed by Martin Hopp Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-06-06T18:38:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ec/ecf0070cd0134668d2e22270b7d23e4d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">New York City</a>-based architecture firm <a href="https://archinect.com/martinhopp" target="_blank">Martin Hopp</a> has completed the renovation of a 720-square-foot basement in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/112647/manhattan" target="_blank">Manhattan</a> into a flexible and hyper-functional living and working space. </p>
<p>Located in a 1930s building in Manhattan’s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/560917/chelsea" target="_blank">Chelsea</a> 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. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c323b35c999e5c7d4804ded13fb25c2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5c323b35c999e5c7d4804ded13fb25c2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Fei Liu</figcaption></figure><p>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. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c87fd7919675045c476e3ef964aa5fca.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c87fd7919675045c476e3ef964aa5fca.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Fei Liu</figcaption></figure><p>A palette of white materials and white oak paneling establish a sense of br...</p>