This
3,700 loft sits in a renovated industrial building in New York's Soho. The
client, an artist and illustrator, wanted a space for living, working, and
entertaining clients. The original columns of the loft building were retained
as a foil for the modern vocabulary of the renovation. The composition emphasizes
long axial views framing windows or distant objects. This strategy, combined
with an open plan, and a muted palette of materials, gives the loft a sense
of spaciousness and light. A series of sliding partitions of aluminum and
translucent acrylic allow for flexible divisions between the major spaces.
When open, the partitions are hidden in pockets in the wall. When closed,
their translucent sheathing allows light and shadows to pass through. |
