Project Description
This diminutive loft building, with only a 25’ by 50’ floorplate, is the smallest we have been working with over the many projects we completed in SoHo and Tribeca.
The program called for retail on the first floor and two duplex rental residences with three full bedrooms on the upper floors.
The layout of the apartments, tightly woven within confined volume, respects and enhances the spatial qualities that make lofts so desirable, such as tall ceilings, open flowing spaces and large expanses of glass, while creating the comfort and , through careful zoning, the separation of living versus sleeping spaces, typical of the New York Village Townhomes.
The interior finishes also marry the minimal aesthetic of the old manufacturing building with the interior warmth expected in a townhouse: exposed brick, walnut flooring, mahogany windows, aluminum, marble and lacquered millwork
are brought together with clean, rigorous details, typical of TRA’s work.
The striking corner atelier oriel, which recognizes that a view is the ultimate New York luxury, takes full advantage of the fact that the structure is curiously not landmarked, gives character and presence to the corner building and adds balance to the somewhat odd “ too tall “ proportions, as seen in the original conditions photograph.
The window looks directly to the rising World Trade Center, while on the roof-deck the new mechanical bulkhead doubles as an outlook to the Empire State Building.
TRA was instrumental in identifying the property and organizing the development and construction team. TRA also designed the interiors, expedited the permits, (which were obtained in record time) and assisted with the project delivery process and preparation of shop-drawings.
The project has a comprehensive fixed budget of 1.5 million dollars and is currently under construction with in a design-build fashion, completion is expected for early 2013.