A Tribeca Warehouse Transformed

Tribeca, Manhattan, NY

In the open kitchen, a curved waterfall detail

on the island mirrors the archway and

barrel-vaulted ceilings.

A blackened-steel-and-reeded glass screen

by Argosy Designs defines the breakfast nook.

Completed: January, 2020

Photography: Matthew Williams — Styling: Studio DB

Loft Apartment Combination — Architecture & Interior Desgin

Combining apartments is a surprisingly common activity in New York, but anyone who has done it can tell you there are many quirks that need to be addressed. Small rooms need to be merged into larger spaces. Circulation paths need to be rethought. Extra kitchens need to be removed. And entry sequences have to be defined. That’s challenging in any building, but especially so in one that’s more than one hundred years old and was originally designed as a storage space. Nevertheless, after extensive demolition, we managed to create a cohesive apartment for a family of four that wraps around a 1915 Tribeca building’s two internal courtyards. When we encountered existing elements that others might have seen as problems, we simply solved things in playful ways. For example: in a reclaimed hallway where there was a column right in the middle of the circulation route, we created an entry foyer with a striped concrete floor and a big upholstered bench that wraps around the post. Along the way, the owners became so interested in design that they began collecting furniture by new American designers, including glass coffee tables by John Hogan and metal tables by J. M. Szymanski.

A Meteor pendant by Christopher Boots over

the cloudy resin dining table from Wüd Furniture.

A 1960's glass scone by Cristal Arte illuminates

the Kiso Mountains wallpaper from de Gournay

above the bar.

Lavender-hued grass cloth and frosted-glass

pendants from Gabriel Scott in the primary bedroom.

Moving Mountains Puffer Swivel Chairs from

Colony surround a custom designed coffee

table and ottoman fabricated by Erik Gonzalez.

A pared-down powder room with a blue

calcite vanity and vintage pendant light

by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.

The Daughter's bathroom features Butterflies

Grasscloth from Caitlin McGauley.

Project Credits

General Contractor: Faro Building Corp.

Millwork: Bigtime Dynamo; Faro Building Corp.

MEP Engineer: JMV Consulting Engineers

A/V Consultant: Audio Video Crafts

Studio DB Team: Britt Zunino, Damian Zunino, Sunny Salkar, Jenifer Jessee, Anastasia Yuferova, Valerie Hernandez