This loft is an art studio and residence for parents of a well-known fashion designer.  The existing kitchen, bathroom and children’s rooms were demolished to refurbish and widen the space and move the master bedroom to the main floor of the loft.

In order to minimize the impact on the existing living area, the new kitchen and bathroom enclosures do not reach the ceiling. This establishes the new addition as an object within the space that opens visually into the living room.  As a result, the original spaciousness of the loft is restored. A glass ceiling and a window into the new kitchen were designed to allow light from the exterior windows to penetrate into the bathroom. This transparency allows bathing and preparing for the day in natural daylight.  

The design moves were kept to a minimum, focusing on transparency and communication between the spaces, walls were lowered, or deleted, opening up the space to the existing window. The classic problem of a New York loft is how to bring the light in the deep floor areas.

The Owners are avid collectors of found objects from the New York City streets and now have a unified  backdrop for their objects and artworks.