Greenwich Street

New York, NY

We were hired to design 2- and 3-bedroom apartments on several floors in the newly constructed, glass-enclosed portion of this signature Archi-tectonics building. After considering several options presented to him, the client chose to convert three units, on floors 4, 6, and 7, into a total of five apartments. Floors 4 and 6 were large enough to provide two 2-bedroom apartments in each. The 7th floor unit was designed as one large 3-bedroom apartment that maintained the loft-like, open feel. In order to maintain the maximum visibility of the folded glass facade, we proposed steel-framed glass fin walls as the mediators between the curtain-wall and the opaque partitions. 

The design concept had to be clean and simple for marketability, since the fit-out was speculative. We sought quality finishes and products throughout. For the 4th and 6th floor kitchens, we selected dark wenge cabinets to contrast the white-oak flooring. For the 7th floor, we preferred light sycamore cabinets to set a different tone from the other apartments. 

Warm, coffee-colored glass tiles and limestone were chosen for the primary bathrooms, while cool, refreshing blues and whites were chosen for the guest bathrooms. We chose sculptural, geometric faucets, and high-quality modern doors and hardware to provide tactility and focal interest within the clean spaces. 

Photos by Chuck Cho