Андрей Белимов-Гущин

Johan Spinnell

Escalier avec rangement intégré

Adam Scott Photography

Foto Mirjam Knickrim

photo:SAKAI Koji・TAKASHI Osugi

A young couple with three small children purchased this full floor loft in Tribeca in need of a gut renovation. The existing apartment was plagued with awkward spaces, limited natural light and an outdated décor. It was also lacking the required third child’s bedroom desperately needed for their newly expanded family. StudioLAB aimed for a fluid open-plan layout in the larger public spaces while creating smaller, tighter quarters in the rear private spaces to satisfy the family’s programmatic wishes. 3 small children’s bedrooms were carved out of the rear lower level connected by a communal playroom and a shared kid’s bathroom. Upstairs, the master bedroom and master bathroom float above the kid’s rooms on a mezzanine accessed by a newly built staircase. Ample new storage was built underneath the staircase as an extension of the open kitchen and dining areas. A custom pull out drawer containing the food and water bowls was installed for the family’s two dogs to be hidden away out of site when not in use. All wall surfaces, existing and new, were limited to a bright but warm white finish to create a seamless integration in the ceiling and wall structures allowing the spatial progression of the space and sculptural quality of the midcentury modern furniture pieces and colorful original artwork, painted by the wife’s brother, to enhance the space. The existing tin ceiling was left in the living room to maximize ceiling heights and remain a reminder of the historical details of the original construction. A new central AC system was added with an exposed cylindrical duct running along the long living room wall. A small office nook was built next to the elevator tucked away to be out of site.

David Butler

Home remodeling of a studio flat. Bespoke Mezzanine platform in birch ply Bespoke stairs & storage, in birch ply, designed to fit keyboard and home gadgets. Bespoke birch ply desk Bedside tables and head board in guess what?... you got it! Birch ply=) Electrics: 4 LED lights, light switch on the platform, power sockets with usb in the bedside tables and dimmed mood lights in the head board. The birch ply treated with Osmo matt oil

Small WC hidden under stairs, with simple white sanitaryware. Original timber floor sanded and finished with white Danish Oil. Copyright Nigel Rigden

Romain Saccoccio http://romainsaccoccio.com/

Bjurfors/SE360

Lars Neugebauer

Photos Stéphane Deroussant