West 77th Street Residence
The goal for this project was to reconfigure the spaces to accommodate the lifestyle of the client while maintaining the classic seven layout of this pre-war Upper West Side apartment. The large book collection was the driving force in the renovation. Excess doors in a long corridor were converted to bookshelves flanking the clients study. The renovation included a large master bedroom (combining two bedrooms), new fixtures and finishes in all three bathrooms and a more functional kitchen. All plaster moldings and column capitals were stripped and restored. Stain glass windows were placed back in as the original intent. The dining area paneling was stripped entirely to expose the rich oak wood and plaster detailing. The foyer received new marble flooring and fine detailing revealed rich motifs. New wood oak flooring was installed throughout and new bordered stone tiling was placed in the bathrooms. The kitchen was reconfigured which allowed for a fully functioning space using wolf and subzero appliances and open eating area with a 3’ by 7’ marble slab island. The new layout provides the formal yet casual feeling the client desired while maintaining an elegance worthy of its grand south views of the neo-romanesque building of the Natural History Museum.