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Pamela Dailey Design
This 400 s.f. studio apartment in NYC’s Greenwich Village serves as a pied-a-terre
for clients whose primary residence is on the West Coast.
Although the clients do not reside here full-time, this tiny space accommodates
all the creature comforts of home.
Bleached hardwood floors, crisp white walls, and high ceilings are the backdrop to
a custom blackened steel and glass partition, layered with raw silk sheer draperies,
to create a private sleeping area, replete with custom built-in closets.
Simple headboard and crisp linens are balanced with a lightly-metallic glazed
duvet and a vintage textile pillow.
The living space boasts a custom Belgian linen sectional sofa that pulls out into a
full-size bed for the couple’s young children who sometimes accompany them.
Efficient and inexpensive dining furniture sits comfortably in the main living space
and lends clean, Scandinavian functionality for sharing meals. The sculptural
handcrafted metal ceiling mobile offsets the architecture’s clean lines, defining the
space while accentuating the tall ceilings.
The kitchenette combines custom cool grey lacquered cabinets with brass fittings,
white beveled subway tile, and a warm brushed brass backsplash; an antique
Boucherouite runner and textural woven stools that pull up to the kitchen’s
coffee counter punctuate the clean palette with warmth and the human scale.
The under-counter freezer and refrigerator, along with the 18” dishwasher, are all
panelled to match the cabinets, and open shelving to the ceiling maximizes the
feeling of the space’s volume.
The entry closet doubles as home for a combination washer/dryer unit.
The custom bathroom vanity, with open brass legs sitting against floor-to-ceiling
marble subway tile, boasts a honed gray marble countertop, with an undermount
sink offset to maximize precious counter space and highlight a pendant light. A
tall narrow cabinet combines closed and open storage, and a recessed mirrored
medicine cabinet conceals additional necessaries.
The stand-up shower is kept minimal, with simple white beveled subway tile and
frameless glass doors, and is large enough to host a teak and stainless bench for
comfort; black sink and bath fittings ground the otherwise light palette.
What had been a generic studio apartment became a rich landscape for living.
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The client had grown up in beach locales and wanted a bright tropical kitchen. With minimal kitchen storage provided pair of custom made shelves covered in cheery Mexican oil cloth hold the dishware & serving pieces. An avid tea drinker a small shelf above the stove holds a teapot & mugs. The large painted mirror from the client's previous bedroom covers a large fuse box. photo: Chris Dorsey
Daniele Petteno Architecture Workshop
The transition between the living furniture and kitchen is so smooth that you would not say when one ends and the other starts.. a number of well organized cabinets make this ‘L’ shaped element very useful and neat and elegant at the same time. - Photo by Daniele Petteno
Axis Mundi
Good design must reflect the personality of the client. So when siblings purchased studios in Downtown by Philippe Starck, one of the first buildings to herald the revitalization of Manhattan’s Financial District, the aim was to create environments that were truly bespoke. The brother’s tastes jibed synchronously with the insouciant idea of France’s most popular prankster converting a building that once housed the buttoned-up offices of JP Morgan Chase. His collection of Takashi Murakami works, the gallery-like centerpiece of the main area, announces his boldness and flair up front, as do furnishings by Droog, Moooi and, of course Starck, as well as hide rugs and upholstery, and a predominantly red palette. His sister was after something soothing and discreet. So Axis Mundi responded with a neutrals and used glass to carve out a bedroom surrounded by drapes that transform it into a golden cocoon. Hide (albeit less flamboyantly applied) evokes a familial commonality, and built-in furniture and cabinetry optimize space restrictions inherent in studio apartments.
Design Team: John Beckmann, with Richard Rosenbloom
Photography: Mikiko Kikuyama
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Effortless Style Interiors
Small scale west elm duvet, vintage kantha throw, map of Manhattan artwork. Storage is key in studio apartments. The mid century cabinet is large enough to house clothing and the end of the bed bench has additional storage for linens and towels.
Recent Spaces
CGI Rendering by Recent Spaces - London-based Architecture & Design Visualisation.
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Effortless Style Interiors
A studio apartment with different areas for sleeping, living and eating. Featuring an upholstered tufted bed, west elm bedding, vintage settee and mirror, tulip table and metal chairs
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